UK house prices rise for the first time in a year, new ONS figures reveal Average house price across the UK are now £283,000, according to the ONS The Independent UK · May 22, 2024
Blow to interest rate cut hopes as inflation remains above Bank of England target The sharp fall in the Consumer Prices Index was driven by the lower energy price cap an lower food bills Evening Standard · May 22, 2024
Nine in ten pensions get worse returns than simple all-share tracker fund Listen here on your chosen podcast platform. Evening Standard · May 20, 2024
Jeremy Hunt and Mel Stride warn against benefits ‘lifestyle choice’ Ministers ramp up anti-welfare rhetoric a day after data showed increase in UK unemployment The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2024
Jeremy Hunt hails wage rises outstripping inflation for 10th month in a row as economy bounces back Official figures on the ‘wages recovery’ come just days after GDP growth jumped 0.6% in first three months of the year Evening Standard · May 14, 2024
UK real pay grows at fastest rate in two years as unemployment rises Figures provide mixed message for Bank of England when it considers interest rate cut next month The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2024
Bank of England chief economist hints at summer rate cut; Tesco CEO’s pay doubles to nearly £10m– as it happened Latest UK labour market report shows more people out of work, or economically inactive, but wage growth remains higher than inflation The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2024
The cost of living crisis has made the UK a poorer, more anxious nation – and worse is yet to come Instead of buy-one-get-one-free offers, everyday life now involves carefully comparing prices and feeling increasingly powerless, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2024
FTSE 100 hits record closing high again, despite BoE chief economist warning against cutting interest rates too soon – as it happened Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2024
Heavier drinking during Covid led to 2,500 more deaths from alcohol in 2022 – ONS Official UK figures show 33% jump in deaths from alcohol-specific causes from 2019 – the highest since records began in 2001 The Guardian - UK · Apr 22, 2024
Carers describe ‘avalanche of utter stress’ from DWP clawing back benefits Department under fire for forcing people to repay huge sums as data shows widespread ill health among those caring for relatives The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2024
Pound drops as Bank of England deputy governor sees lower inflation ahead – as it happened Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2024
London rents 'out of control' with a record-breaking 11 per cent rise in a year Rental increases have far outstripped wage growth according to latest figures Evening Standard · Apr 17, 2024
OPINION - Born after 2009? Rishi Sunak says you can't smoke. Ever. It is sometimes said of the political Left that it wants everything to be filtered into three categories: free, illegal or obligatory. To which Rishi Sunak says: hold my Mexican Coke. The prime minister's proposal to ban young people from being ever able to legally smoke passed its first Commons hurdle last night,… Evening Standard · Apr 17, 2024
Evening Standard · Apr 17, 2024 June interest rate cut looks unlikely as smaller fall in inflation 'puts spanner in the works' The disappointing “miss” immediately sent financial markets scrambling to reassess their projections of the timing of the first move on rates by the Bank of England
Top News · Apr 17, 2024 UK House Prices Show Smallest Drop In Eight Months UK house prices show signs of stabilization with a modest decline, reflecting economic uncertainties. Regional variations persist.
Evening Standard · Apr 17, 2024 UK inflation rate dips to 30-month low of 3.2% in March That’s a little higher than economists had expected
The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2024 Middle East oil shock would lead to higher interest rates, warns IMF; FTSE 100’s worst day in nine months – as it happened IMF scenario shows how a 15% jump in oil prices would push up global inflation by 0.7 percentage points
The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2024 Crippling mortgages and £16 olive oil: how much have UK prices risen in the past two years? The government might be celebrating falling inflation, but higher prices for goods and services are here to stay
Evening Standard · Apr 12, 2024 Economists 'can safely say' recession is over after February GDP rise, but growth still slow The meagre growth, not helped by torrential rain that hammered the construction sector, marks a slowdown from a 0.3% advance in January
Evening Standard · Apr 12, 2024 Growth slows to 0.1% in February as economy hit by torrential rain UK still stuck in a pattern of slow growth but recession is almost certainly over
The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2024 Almost 10 million people in England could be on NHS waiting list ONS figures suggest 9.7 million people are waiting for hospital appointment or treatment
The Guardian - UK · Apr 1, 2024 Monday briefing: The truth about claims people ‘use’ their mental health to avoid work In today’s newsletter: Work and pensions secretary Mel Stride claims 94% of those going to the doctors feeling ‘bluesy’ will be signed off work. What’s the evidence for this claim?
The Guardian - UK · Mar 29, 2024 Do you leave your home town or stay behind? It’s a question at the heart of British politics Graduates are more likely to migrate to the big cities. But any political benefits from this are decidedly mixed, says writer and editor John Merrick
The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2024 Why UK recession may be deeper than two quarters of falling GDP suggest Greater fall per head and latest trade data illustrate longer term decline of economy