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UK inflation set to cool as prices settle following April bill rises

The rate of Consumer Prices Index inflation is expected to have fallen to 3.3% in May, from 3.5% in April, according to a consensus of analysts.

Evening Standard · Jun 17, 2025

December inflation set to stay at 2.6% in ‘reprieve’ for UK economy

The rate of Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation is expected to have come in at 2.6% last month, unchanged from November.

Evening Standard · Jan 14, 2025

UK stock markets could get a ‘closer look’ in 2025 amid investment drive

The FTSE 100 hit a number of record highs in May after getting off to a strong start to the year.

Evening Standard · Jan 2, 2025

FTSE 100 at highest close in a year as UK recession enters ‘rearview mirror’ – as it happened

Chancellor cheers 0.1% rise in GDP, but IoD fears economy still fragile

The Guardian - UK · Apr 12, 2024

UK inflation steady in January; Uber to buy back $7bn in shares after first profit – as it happened

Live coverage of business, economics and financial markets as the UK consumer price index sticks at 4% below economists’ 4.2% forecast

The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2024

Bank of England Faces Pressure to Adjust Interest Rates as Inflation Forecasts Take a Surprise Turn

Three prominent forecasters – Oxford Economics, Investec, and Deutsche Bank – have issued updates indicating a potential halving of the inflation rate to two per cent by April, forcing the Bank of England (BoE) to reconsider its timeline for the first interest rate cut.

International Business Times UK · Jan 12, 2024

Bank of England may cut interest rate sooner after surprise inflation forecast

Forecasters at three leading institutions suggest inflation rate will halve to 2% by April

The Guardian - UK · Jan 11, 2024

UK economy set to escape 2024 'hard landing' in boost for Sunak

After a brush with recession, consumers are set to spur a rebound

Evening Standard · Dec 28, 2023

Traders lift bets on UK interest rate cuts in 2024 after economy shrinks in October – as it happened

Rachel Reeves warns that economic growth is going backwards after GDP shrinks by 0.3% in October, prompting City to predict 100bp of rate cuts in 2024

The Guardian - UK · Dec 13, 2023

Charities urge government not to ‘fiddle’ benefits increase after inflation hits two-year low – as it happened

Cost of living campaigners say government should use September’s inflation rate to set benefits, not October’s, after CPI falls to 4.6% from 6.7%

The Guardian - UK · Nov 15, 2023