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The Latest Breaking News from Bank of England

Chief BoE economist: we’ll squeeze economy more to tame inflation

Bank of England’s Huw Pill warns ‘further work needs to be done’ after recent base rate rises

The Guardian - UK

How soaring inflation can be particularly harmful for young people

Inflation rates have become almost impossible to ignore. In the UK, inflation has soared in recent months, now reaching 9% – the highest rate for 40 years. The Bank of England expects it to rise to 10% this year and for the economy to slow down.

The Conversation

New warning as interest rates may rise further

Deputy prime minister Dominic Raab says support is already in place

Evening Standard

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Interest rates might have to rise further to tackle soaring inflation says Bank of England chief economist

Welshman Huw Pill was speaking at an ACCA Wales event in Cardiff

Birmingham Post

House prices: Will rising interest rates cause a property market crash?

House prices jumped 9.9 per cent in the year to March 2022. With interest rates increasing, is a crash on the way?

The Independent UK

What Scotland can learn from Irish independence: it won't control interest rates and inequality will widen

The UK local elections in May saw gains for nationalists in Scotland and Northern Ireland, raising the prospect of increased debates over the future make-up of the country. In Scotland, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, is hoping to hold a second independence referendum in 2023.

The Conversation

How to cope with the rising cost of living

Millions of Britons are struggling as the price of everything soars amid rising energy prices and inflation. Kate Ng turns to financial experts for advice on how to deal with it all

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BoE economist sees interest rates rising higher; retail sales bounce despite inflation – as it happened

BoE’s Huw Pill says MPC faces its biggest challenge in 25 years, and indicates further monetary tightening needed to avoid wage-price spiral

The Guardian - UK

Shoppers warned milk prices will soar even higher amid cost of living crisis

Arla Foods' chief commercial officer Peter Giortz-Carlson said farmers are struggling with the price of packaging and feed for animals, and this will have to be passed on to shoppers

Daily Mirror

How soaring inflation will affect your household finances over the next few months

The rate of inflation has now reached a 40-year high of 9%.

Daily Record

House prices: Will rising interest rates cause a property market crash?

House prices jumped 9.9 per cent in the year to March 2022. With interest rates increasing, is a crash on the way?

The Independent UK

Six things the Government is NOT doing to help Brits with cost of living crisis

Professor Richard Murphy says politicians are doing almost nothing to help people who are struggling because they believe the market can solve a problem better than anything the government can do

Daily Mirror

Thursday briefing: Why we don’t have to balance the books

In today’s newsletter: As inflation hits a 40-year high of 9%, Archie Bland explores the causes of the crisis, and the potential solutions left out of the debate

The Guardian - UK

Iceland becomes the first supermarket to cut prices depending how old you are

Iceland and its sister store The Food Warehouse are offering shoppers aged 60 and above money off their groceries every Tuesday to help those struggling with soaring costs

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The Independent UK

The graphs that show how dire the inflation crisis is

Cost-of-living is to get worse as inflation is expected to continue rising, Bank of England warns

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on fixing inflation: a reckoning with free markets is needed

Editorial: Tories say taxes must fall to curb inflation, even at the cost of a higher deficit. Labour should argue that public spending could be increased for the same reason

Daily Mirror

House prices for this type of property are soaring as demand rises

The latest Property Sentiment Index by OnTheMarket revealed how different property types performed over the past year, across the country

Evening Standard

Welcome to the Everything Everywhere All At Once economy

Is this the Everything Everywhere All At Once economy? City Editor Oscar Williams-Grut thinks so, and he makes a compelling case.

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AFP

European and US stocks slide on inflation worries

London (AFP) - US and European stock markets slumped Wednesday as inflation data and corporate reports stoked investor fears about recession and earnings.

The Independent UK

Inflation hits 40-year high: What was life like in Britain the last time things were so dire in 1982

Margaret Thatcher was PM, unemployment at its worst since the 1930s, the Falklands War broke out and ‘Come on Eileen’ was the year’s biggest-selling single

Evening Standard

With inflation now at a 40-year high, what can households expect next?

Britons are now being hit with price rises across most essentials such as energy, fuel, food and clothing, and more cost pain is on the horizon.

AFP

European stock markets waver amid rocketing UK inflation

London (AFP) - Europe's stock markets wavered Wednesday as investors digested news that UK inflation has spiked to a 40-year peak, stoking fear over the economic impact of sky-high global consumer prices.

The Guardian - UK

Soaring UK inflation makes action from Rishi Sunak a question of when, not if

Analysis: Chancellor has sought to deflect criticism by citing global factors but has hinted about support

Evening Standard

Rishi Sunak warns next months of cost of living crisis ‘will be tough’

Pressure on chancellor to act as inflation hits a 40-year high with soaring energy bills pushing Consumer Prices Index to nine per cent in April

The Independent UK

House prices hit new record but growth expected to slow

The rate of growth will slow by the end of 2022, Halifax said.

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