US and UK inflation eased last month, boosting bond prices and increasing interest-rate cut expectations. The US core ...

The dynamic is reflected in the chart below, which shows low-income inflation increases outpacing those for the other four quintiles since 2006, and over a nearer-term timeframe. From the end of 2005 ...

In the autumn of 2022, energy prices reached record highs – threatening another 80 per cent hike in the price cap. This would have taken typical bills to almost £4,000, had the government not ...

The above chart shows how the gold price has ... Over the last 20 years, annual inflation has averaged 3% in the UK, according to the Office for National Statistics. Over the same period, the ...

UK inflation unexpectedly fell to 2.5% in December, providing some economic respite to both consumers and the government. The rate of consumer prices index inflation fell to 2.5% in December from 2.6% ...

However, Scotland and Northern Ireland saw increases in house prices. In comparison, average house prices in England fell by ...

The outlook for equities in 2025 has been dominated by one question: will the US market's supremacy continue? Whichever side ...

This would likely put the onus on tax increases, further challenging the UK growth outlook and putting downward pressure on inflation.” Last year the pound had a decent year. The Bank of England ...

Kanye West has claimed he has a fortune of nearly $3bn - but the world billionaire ranking, run by magazine Forbes, disputes that. Also in Money today: your weekly Savings Guide, focusing on the ...

Tepid growth across British businesses edged up at the start of 2025 but employment and optimism contracted again and price ...