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Wage rises are driving inflation? Don’t swallow this dangerous rightwing myth

All the evidence is there: corporate greed is the culprit, but policymakers daren’t take on big business, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK

Top central bankers assert need for higher interest rates to tackle persistent inflation

Several of the world's top central bankers got together, and their message was clear: interest rates could go even higher to combat inflation

The Independent UK

Bank of England admits its own forecasts ‘unworkable’ in inflation crisis

Central bank’s model ‘based on last quarter century’, concedes chief economist Huw Pill

The Independent UK

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Banks have ‘questions to answer over interest rate rises for savers’

The Bank last week raised interest rates from 4.5% to 5%, triggering fresh misery for struggling mortgage holders.

The Independent UK

UK business minister says Thames Water must survive; Bank of England governor understands criticism over rate hike – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as government begins drawing up contingency plans for the collapse of Thames Water

The Guardian - UK

Missouri AG seeks to throw out Kansas City cop’s conviction in Black man’s killing

In a move described as “unprecedented,” Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is trying to overturn the convictions of Eric DeValkenaere, Kansas City’s first police officer to be found guilty in the killing of a Black man.

Tribune News Service

Missouri AG seeks to throw out Kansas City cop’s conviction in Black man’s killing, prosecutor says

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker on Monday said her office will fight to uphold the conviction of Eric DeValkenaere, a Kansas City police officer convicted of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a Black man in 2019.

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Bank of England’s Andrew Bailey is out of tune with reality on pay rises

City comment: Is the Governor of the Bank of England a Glastonbury fan? He keeps singing the same old tune

Evening Standard

Bank of England boss must go if he doesn’t change course, says senior Tory

‘Maybe it’s time to look for someone else who’s got a better plan’, says Jake Berry

The Independent UK

Pay rises for fat cat bosses blamed for inflation amid 'scapegoating' of workers fury

The salaries of the top 10% has outstripped the rest of the workforce - but the Bank of England has sparked anger by appearing to blame wage demands from low and mid earners and the Government may overrule public service pay bodies

Daily Mirror

Union fury as figures show pay rises among top earners driving inflation

The best paid have had the highest wage hikes, but the majority of the workforce has seen salary growth fall, according to ONS data

The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Hunt’s mortgages deal dismissed as ‘sticking plaster’ as Sunak urged to offer subsidies

Government told to offer direct support to homeowners – as chancellor’s agreement with banks dismissed as a ‘water pistol to put out a fire’

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak forced to acknowledge control of inflation lies with Bank of England

Chancellor agrees ‘mortgage charter’ to help borrowers but Labour says intervention is ‘weak’

The Guardian - UK

Mortgages - live: Hunt unveils new help for homeowners after crunch meeting with banks

Lenders agree borrowers will have more flexibility without credit score being affected, chancellor says

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‘Shock and awe’ interest rate rise leaves Sunak’s cost of living pledge in tatters

Bank raises base rate to 5% and is predicted to go to 6% as pressure grows on government to intervene

The Guardian - UK

Who hires (and fires) the Bank of England governor?

PM says he still backs Andrew Bailey despite criticism he has failed to take the right measures to curb inflation

The Independent UK

Interest rates blame game erupts between Tories and Bank of England, as recession warnings grow

Bank governor Andrew Bailey fights for future – and blames company bosses for fuelling inflation with pay rises

Bangkok Post

Bank of England delivers big rate hike

LONDON: The Bank of England (BoE) rattled markets by raising interest rates by half a percentage point — twice the amount expected — on Thursday, after it said there had been “significant” news suggesting British inflation would take longer to fall.

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The Guardian - UK

Bank of England faces flak as economic history fails to repeat itself

Critics say Bank should pay less attention to economic models and more to what is happening on the ground

The Independent UK

Bank of England raises interest rates to 5% amid mortgage crisis

Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey warns further rises likely if inflation remains high as critics accuse him of being ‘asleep at the wheel’ in bid to curb spiralling prices

The Guardian - UK

Bank of England raises interest rates by a half point to 5%

Move brings borrowing costs to highest level since April 2008 as Bank intensifies efforts to control inflation

The Independent UK

Trigger recession to tame inflation, say economists – as Bank set to hike interest rates

‘There’s no other way around it’, says Jeremy Hunt adviser on looming UK recession

Tribune News Service

Judge rules Missouri AG Bailey had no authority to inflate cost of abortion rights ballot measure

COLUMBIA, Mo. — A Cole County judge on Tuesday ruled that Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey had no authority to inflate the estimated cost of a ballot measure to restore abortion rights.

The Independent UK

Missouri judge orders end to GOP officials' standoff over proposed abortion rights ballot measure

A constitutional amendment to restore abortion rights in Missouri will move forward after a judge broke a standoff between two Republican officials that had halted the process

The Guardian - UK

Millions are facing soaring mortgage rates. How did we leave them so vulnerable?

Homeowners in Britain are especially at risk because of a shortage of long-term loans. The sooner the Bank of England acts to fix this the better

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