The Latest Breaking News from Inflation

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Surging interest rates are intensifying the challenges for the U.S. economy and threatening to derail the Federal Reserve’s drive to tame inflation without causing a deep recession

Lower Energy Price Cap coming into effect this autumn but stubborn inflation means further interest rate hike likely to continue to place strain on mortgage holders

A tough year for farmers, from Cyclone Gabrielle to double-digit inflation, could translate into more votes for parties less keen to put a price on farm emissions

School spending per pupil will ‘largely stagnate in real terms’ when costs likely to be faced by schools are taken into account, a report says.

Janet Yellen's interest rate predictions, recession outlook, and thoughts on semiconductors and China.

Climate, crime, health and education? Fuggedaboutit. For voters, cost of living is bigger than Covid – hell, it's bigger than Jesus. So tackling inflation will win the election. Jonathan Milne investigates.

Inflation expectations have pushed up government’s long-term cost of borrowing, which is expected to slow economy

The auto industry remains well positioned for growth thanks to the significant decline in inflation since last year’s high and improving supply chains. Strong demand for new vehicles is expected to boost the industry’s prospects. Therefore, one could consider buying fundamentally strong stocks, Wabash National Corporation (WNC) and Blue Bird…

THREE claims made by Cabinet ministers at the Conservative party conference have been found to be false by fact checkers.

Rate tops level last seen after Liz Truss mini-budget as fears of global inflation and US political instability spook markets