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UK inflation

  • Friday, 30 May, 2025
    UK economy
    BoE policymaker plays down inflation risk in call for rate cuts

    Alan Taylor says price rises are being driven by one-off factors as he stressed hit from Trump trade war

    Alan Taylor
  • Tuesday, 27 May, 2025
    UK economy
    There’s only one woman in Britain we can trust to predict inflation

    She’s Gen Z, she’s Scottish, and she’s our only hope

  • Monday, 26 May, 2025
    UK food inflation hits 1-year high, industry data shows

    Fresh food costs push prices to their fastest rise since May 2024

    A woman shops for packaged vegetables at a supermarket in London
  • Wednesday, 21 May, 2025
    UK inflation jumps to 3.5% in April

    Higher than expected rise leads traders to price in just one rate cut in next 12 months

    UK inflation chart
  • Wednesday, 21 May, 2025
    ExplainerGlobal Economy
    Inflation and interest rates tracker: see how your country compares

    Inflationary pressures are beginning to wane. See how actions taken by your central bank affect you

  • Tuesday, 20 May, 2025
    UK interest rates
    BoE is cutting rates too quickly, warns chief economist

    Huw Pill opposed this month’s reduction over inflation concerns

    Huw Pill
  • Sunday, 18 May, 2025
    UK economy
    Will a rise in inflation derail BoE’s rate cut plans?

    Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

    Flowers bloom next to the Bank of England in London
  • Monday, 12 May, 2025
    Two BoE policymakers warn against rushing to further cut interest rates

    Clare Lombardelli and Megan Greene want to see more evidence that inflationary pressures are easing

    Clare Lombardelli and Megan Greene
  • Thursday, 8 May, 2025
    Bank of England
    Bank of England vote split hits hopes for faster interest rate cuts

    Debate highlights uncertain outlook for UK growth and ‘plethora of risks’ facing economy

    Montage shows Andrew Bailey and Catherine Mann against a data backdrop
  • Wednesday, 7 May, 2025
    Chris Giles on Central Banks
    Q&A: How should central banks navigate the new world order?

    FT journalists answered your questions about the monetary policy picture in the US and the rest of the world

    Montage of Andrew Whiffin, Elettra Ardissino, Chris Giles and Joel Suss with the Federal Reserve
  • Tuesday, 6 May, 2025
    UK interest rates
    BoE expected to cut rates as US trade war hits growth

    Announcement on Thursday comes as concern mounts over impact of Trump tariffs on global economy

    The Bank of England
  • Tuesday, 29 April, 2025
    Office for National Statistics UK
    The UK’s inflation figures were wrong and now we just have to live with that

    CPI in the rear-view mirror

  • Monday, 28 April, 2025
    UK food inflation hit 11-month high in April

    Increase in price of essential items comes as retailers grapple with higher employment costs

    Customers shop at a Sainsbury’s supermarket
  • Tuesday, 22 April, 2025
    UK economy
    IMF cuts UK growth outlook and predicts further BoE rate reductions

    Inflation surge expected to be temporary, allowing scope for three more rate cuts this year

    The Bank of England building
  • Thursday, 17 April, 2025
    FT News Briefing podcast10 min listen
    Emerging markets’ surprising performance

    Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell is warning that US tariffs are ‘likely’ to put at r…

  • Wednesday, 16 April, 2025
    UK inflation falls more than expected to 2.6% in March

    Traders cement bets on at least three quarter-point interest rate cuts this year

    Chart showing UK inflation
  • Tuesday, 8 April, 2025
    Office for National Statistics UK
    It’s possible that Pink broke UK hotel inflation. Has the ONS fixed it?

    We check out the data, and find room for improvement

  • Wednesday, 2 April, 2025
    Office for National Statistics UK
    The ONS vs the Xbox

    Wicked games

  • Monday, 31 March, 2025
    How well will UK consumers withstand the April price rises?

    Increases to water, energy and telecoms bills will push up inflation

    Montage shows upwards arrows with illustrations of water, electricity pylon, a mobile phone and pound notes
  • Wednesday, 26 March, 2025
    UK Spring Statement 2025
    Spring Statement as it happened: Reeves announces £14bn plan to fix Britain’s strained public finances

    UK chancellor forced to make last-minute savings to shore up the nation’s finances

    Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves
  • Wednesday, 26 March, 2025
    UK inflation slows more than expected to 2.8%

    Fall in clothing prices drives decline but services inflation holds at 5% in February

    Shoppers in Oxford Street, London
  • Friday, 21 March, 2025
    Louis Ashworth
    The UK’s inflation basket is a casual vibe check

    Collecting price data on meat pies and VR headsets is a strange exercise

    Virtual reality headsets
  • Friday, 21 March, 2025
    Why is UK wage growth so strong?

    Pay is out of line with the state of the economy, puzzling analysts and worrying the BoE

    A montage of UK banknotes with line graphs in the background
  • Wednesday, 19 March, 2025
    Monetary Policy Committee UK
    Was Catherine Mann right to pivot? With charts and historical enquiry, we fail to answer that question

    The Descent of Mann

  • Tuesday, 18 March, 2025
    VR headsets and pulled pork join UK inflation basket

    Office for National Statistics updates items used to measure price growth as spending habits evolve

    Montage shows a bowl of pulled pork, a woman wearing a VR headset and a mango against an inflation chart line
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