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FTSE 100: European and US stocks mixed as UK inflation falls to 3.4% and traders await Fed decision
The Consumer Price Index slowed to 3.4% in February, down from January’s 4%, the lowest since September 2021.
Air fryers replace hand sanitiser in UK inflation 'shopping basket'
The inflation basket is updated once a year by the ONS to ensure the official yardstick of the cost of living is as accurate as possible.
LIVE: FTSE down and US stocks mixed amid lacklustre UK retail sales data
The FTSE finished the week on a low, as July's retail sales data from the UK missed expectations.
UK economy grows 0.2% in second quarter, avoiding recession
The UK economy also showed a surprisingly good performance in June.
Revealed: The food items least likely to be available in your supermarket
It follows weeks and months in which consumers have faced, at best, buying restrictions on certain fresh produce, and at worst bare shelves as retailers grapple with supply problems.
UK wages fall by 2.7% as unemployment rises
Data from the ONS also revealed that the gap between public and private sector pay growth remained wide.
UK public borrowing surges as energy bill support takes effect
Public sector net borrowing was £13.5bn in October, £4.4bn more than in the same month last year.
This is the age women start to be pummelled by the gender pay gap
The Fawcett Society said it's 'driven largely by unequal shares of caring work in the home done by men and women'.
Christmas shopping: Retailers pin hope on Black Friday sales and World Cup
Christmas shopping period to see biggest 'golden quarter' decline since 2011.
Black and Asian families worst affected by cost of living crisis
New ONS figures show people from ethnic minority and lower economic backgrounds are more affected by the cost of living crisis.
Tesco meal deal: How much has the price increased?
Here's how the changes in the popular lunch package affect you and how offers at other stores compare.
Pound hits one-week low on gloomy economic data and political chaos
Sterling fell on the back of worsening public finances, wiping out the brief rally to $1.13 following Liz Truss's resignation.
UK property market defies economic gloom as average house price rises to £296,000
Property prices increased by 13.6% year-on-year in August, down from 16% in July when growth was hit by the end of the stamp duty tax break.
FTSE 100 closed in the red after UK inflation returns to 40-year high
September's 10.1% inflation figure beat economists’ expectations as food prices jumped at the fastest rate on ONS records dating back to 1989.
UK workers suffer 2.9% hit to real wages
Employment drops to lowest since 1974.
Businesses in England and Wales collapse at fastest pace since 2009 as energy costs bite
There were more than 5,600 insolvencies in the second quarter of the year.
Will stamp duty cut push UK house prices up even further?
Here's what a stamp duty cut could mean for UK house prices.
Government borrowing climbs in August as higher rates put pressure on UK debt-pile
Interest payments on the UK’s debt bill jumped due to runaway inflation ahead of chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng's mini-Budget.
UK retail sales slump as inflation and energy bills squeeze households
Sales declined at the sharpest pace in eight months in August, with all retail categories declining for the first time since July 2021.
Public confidence in Bank of England's stance hits record low
UK households are losing confidence in the central bank as the cost of living surges.
Banker bonus cap: What will happen if Kwasi Kwarteng scraps it?
The cap was introduced by the European Union following the 2008 financial crash.
Average UK house price hits £292,000 - biggest jump in 19 years
Average UK house prices up 15.5% in the year to July.
Pound gains against falling dollar as UK growth slows
Sterling pushed as much as 0.8% higher to $1.1680 against the greenback on Monday.
Over a third of UK firms to hike prices amid surging energy costs
Over 40% of firms said the prices they paid for goods and services had risen.
First-time buyers struggling to buy coastal homes as house prices outstrip pay
UK coastal areas see biggest affordability drop as house prices outstrip pay
UK property sales jump to pre-COVID levels in busiest July since 2015
Despite the bumper transactions, worries over the cost of living and rate rises are weighing on the housing market.