The Latest Breaking News from Inflation

Is the worst finally over? Relief for Rishi Sunak as inflation falls - but warning on further rate rises

Wage rises overtake inflation but interest rate hikes still loom

Evening Standard · Aug 16, 2023

London house prices fall, with rest of UK ‘doomed to follow’ as inflation cools

UK house price inflation slowed to 1.7% in June, according to official data.

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2023

Inflation may be down, but it is far from out

Today represents one battle, albeit a significant and symbolic one, in a long campaign that is far from played out

Evening Standard · Aug 16, 2023

UK inflation slows to 17-month low but remains significantly above target

Inflation slowed to its lowest for 17 months in July due to a fall in energy prices and a slowdown in food price increases, according to official…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 16, 2023

UK inflation falls to 17-month low of 6.8% but unlikely to derail another interest rate rise

The rate of inflation in the U.K. fell sharply in July to a 17-month low largely on the back of lower energy prices

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2023

August dates for DWP cost of living payments, benefits and pensions

Food inflation lodged at 18.4 per cent, ONS warns, but supermarkets expect prices to begin to fall

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2023

UK facing ‘high’ risk of recession despite inflation dropping to 6.8% – as it happened

UK inflation has dropped to its lowest since February 2022, following cut in energy price cap, but IPPR warns economy could fall into recession

The Guardian - UK · Aug 16, 2023

Inflation falls to 6.8% in July - mostly driven by lower energy prices

The fall raises hopes the worst of the cost of living crisis may be over

Evening Standard · Aug 16, 2023

FTSE 100 Live: UK inflation falls to 6.8%; shares down again after 100-point drop yesterday

BAE Systems today revealed plans to buy Colorado-based Ball Aerospace in a deal worth $5.6 billion (£4.4 billion).

Evening Standard · Aug 16, 2023

UK inflation falls sharply to 6.8% as cost of living pressures ease

Lower energy costs behind drop in annual rate in July, as wage increases finally overtake price rises

The Guardian - UK · Aug 16, 2023