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UK 'summer of discontent' as Boris Johnson goes to war with workers asking for pay rises

Staff across sectors from transport to telecoms asked for pay rises, but Boris Johnson claimed increasing salaries could force the Bank of England to up interest rates

Daily Mirror

Will the cost of living crisis spark a revival in the trade union movement?

BANK of England governor Andrew Bailey caused a stir when he told workers in February that he wanted to see them showing “quite clear restraint”…

The National (Scotland)

Sunak accused of squandering £11bn in debt interest payments

The National Institute of Economic and Social Research said the Chancellor failed to insure against the risk of rising interest rates.

The Independent UK

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Australia's Reserve Bank has got a lot right, but there's still a case for an inquiry

Treasurer Jim Chalmers is about to commission an independent review of the Reserve Bank of Australia. Refreshingly, his election promise was bipartisan – both sides of politics want it.

The Conversation

Cost of living increase 2022: What you can do and how to cope with the rise

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

The Independent UK

European Central Bank to raise interest rates for first time since 2011

Base rate to rise by 0.25% and quantitative easing to stop in July after ECB warns about inflation

The Guardian - UK

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

Many experts are predicting a slowdown in price growth later this year, explains Ben Chapman

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REDIRECTED 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

Cost of filling petrol car hits £100 in ‘truly dark day’ for drivers; ECB plans July rate rise – as it happened

UK fuel prices keep climbing and European Central Bank signals end of ultra-loose monetary policy

The Guardian - UK

UK economy ‘will grind to a halt’ and then shrink, BCC forecasts

Business group downgrades its outlook for growth next year to 0.6% as inflation soars

The Guardian - UK

Pound wobbles amid concerns for economy after Tory leadership vote

The City is braced for a tough summer as it weighs up Britain’s prospects

Evening Standard

Sterling takes a pounding as the City frets over Boris victory

Markets torpid and retail sales tumbling

Evening Standard

Number of UK first-time buyers using family money to get on the property ladder hits seven-year high

Last year 46 per cent of UK first-time buyers had help from a family member and market forecasters say that figure is expected to rise

Evening Standard

Bank of England chief economist Huw Pill says fintech will not displace cash

He said many entrepreneurs were reliant on credit cards and not equity investment to get started.

Birmingham Post

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The National (Scotland)

'Plummeting pound means Scotland must move on from sterling swiftly'

THE plummeting value of the pound is a strong sign the UK is “going downhill” and it’s time “to jump ship” according to Scotonomics…

The Guardian - UK

It’s a top Tory ploy: so why hasn’t Rishi Sunak cut stamp duty?

Firing up the property market with a tax break is usually the Conservatives’ go-to tactic in times of trouble. But the chancellor must have his reasons…

The Guardian - UK

From deep tech to high finance, why Leeds is luring companies north

The city’s pool of skilled workers is attracting startups and big name companies alike

Birmingham Post

House price growth could cool in 2022, Nationwide says

But the stock of homes on the market remains low

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The Guardian - UK

UK house price slowdown ‘on way’; factory growth hits 16-month low – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

The Independent UK

Housing market set to slow as the year progresses, says Nationwide

Prices also increased by 0.9% month on month in May, taking the average house price to £269,914, Nationwide Building Society said.

The Guardian - UK

UK credit card debt is ballooning for all the wrong reasons

In normal times consumers spend for gratification – in this cost of living crisis they are spending out of desperation

The Guardian - UK

UK credit card borrowing rises at fastest annual rate for 17 years

Annual growth for credit card borrowing hit 11.6% in April

Evening Standard

Alarm as mortgage borrowing dives and credit card debt soars

Figures point to delay in house purchasing and increase in debt for essential items

The Independent UK

Credit card borrowing grows at fastest annual rate since 2005

The annual growth rate of credit card borrowing in April was 11.6%, marking the highest rate since November 2005, the Bank of England said.

The Conversation

Wages: why are they not keeping up with inflation?

There has been a huge amount of concern about rising inflation in recent months, and it’s made worse by the fact that wage inflation has not been keeping up. A few workers in high-paid jobs have enjoyed higher bonuses and inflation-busting pay rises – it has just been reported that…

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