The Latest Breaking News from Inflation

Thinking of buying a new pair of jeans? Breaking down the cost over time might help you decide

Shoppers are looking beyond just the price tag of a skirt or a pair of pants in the wake of still stubbornly high inflation

The Independent UK · Aug 14, 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 14, 2023

Sharp rise in cost of food basics forces UK families ‘to make desperate choices’

Which? research finds cheese, butter and bread are up by more than 30% in the past two years, hitting the poor hardest

The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2023

Trade deficit in danger of being sidelined in UK’s fight against inflation

Only serious, long-term business investment will help structural problems and inequalities

The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2023

Argentines vote in a primary election that will gauge the yearning for change amid economic turmoil

Argentines vote Sunday in a primary election that will act as a bellwether ahead of October general elections and give a hint at how eager citizens are for a change in a country that is suffering one of the world’s worst inflation rates

The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2023

We can and should keep unemployment below 4%, says our survey of top economists

Australia’s leading economists believe Australia can sustain an unemployment rate as low as 3.75% – much lower than the latest Reserve Bank estimate of 4.25% and the Treasury’s latest estimate of 4.5%.

The Conversation · Aug 13, 2023

Another interest rate rise? News on prices and wages may decide

The MPC will look at this week’s earnings and inflation figures, but energy volatility could also come into play

The Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 2023

Biased Bank of England blames pay for inflation, never profit

Data suggests prices are rising even though production costs are flat. Yet wages remain policymakers’ chief concern

The Guardian - UK · Aug 12, 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 12, 2023

Stocks Weighed Down by Stronger U.S. PPI and Higher Bond Yields

What you need to know… The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Friday closed down -0.11%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.30%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.67%. Stocks on Friday settled mixed, with the S&P 500...

Barchart · Aug 11, 2023