Inflation rose by 3.5 per cent in year to March - up from 3.4 per cent in February. Petrol prices surged by 8.1 per cent over the year as Israel fights hostile attacks. Westpac bank now expecting Reserve Bank to delay interest rates cuts in 2024. READ MORE:
Figures show sales rose 3.5% in March, the first increase above inflation since early in the crisisHigh street retailers benefited from a jump in consumer spending over the Easter bank holiday weekend, according to industry figures showing an increase in footfall and sales despite the cost of living crisis.Data collected by doorway sensors at thousands of shops across the UK showed footfall increased by 7% compared with Easter 2023 over the four days from Good Friday to Easter Monday, while the...
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POSH Pawn star James Constantinou says that even his wealthiest are struggling in the cost of living crisis. The Surrey-based pawnbroker, who features on the Channel 4 show, said people are despera
New official figures show that inflation, the rate at which prices rise over time, fell again in March.
Most Massachusetts small businesses have at least one open job and say it's been at least somewhat difficult to hire to fill those positions, the latest edition of a survey that's taken the small business community's temperature regularly the last four years.
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Anthony Albanese remains the preferred prime minister over opposition leader Peter Dutton after two new polls found the major parties are running neck and neck ahead of the May budget.
Andrew Bailey says inflation is in line with BoE forecasts but view of markets is that data will delay interest rate cutsAnalysis: Sunak hopes of pre-election rate cuts frustratedThe governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, has shrugged off a smaller-than-expected drop in inflation last month, saying he expected a sharp fall towards the government’s 2% target next month.Speaking in Washington after news that the government’s preferred measure of the cost of living had eased to 3.2% in...
Inflation in the UK fell to its lowest level in two-and-a-half years in March after a further easing in food prices, official figures show, a development that could further pave the way for a welcome cut in interest rates soon. Consumer prices rose by 3.2 per cent in the year to March, down from 3.4 […]