Gmorning. There’s no let-up in the latest inflation figures, which hit a new 40-year high in May. The consumer price index rose to 9.1pc last month, according to the ONS. That’s up from 9pc a month earlier. Prices rose 0.7pc in the month alone, which marks a slowdown from the 2.5pc pace recorded in April …
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LONDON — European stocks are expected to open in negative territory on Wednesday, giving up gains made in the previous session amid more positive global sentiment. The UK’s FTSE index is expected to open 45 points lower at 7,103, Germany’s DAX 112 points lower at 13,180, France’s CAC 40 down 56 points at 5,906, and …
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Gmorning. Bosses have warned continued strikes will cause “incredible” damage to the UK in both the short and the long term. Businesses are braced for disruption as the biggest walkout on Britain’s railways kicks off today. The Center for Economics and Business Research have warned that the three strikes taking place today, on Thursday and …
Gmorning. There are some early signs of how inflation is hitting retailers after Tesco warned the cost-of-living crisis was forcing customers to cut back. Ken Murphy, chief executive of Tesco, warned the company was seeing “some early indications of changing customer behavior as a result of the inflationary environment” amid “unprecedented” increases in the cost …
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LONDON — European markets were higher on Friday, looking for a rebound after a volatile week as global stocks reacted to policy tightening from major central banks. The pan-European Stoxx 600 gained 1.3% by late morning after an uncertain open, with travel and leisure stocks gaining 2.3% to lead gains while oil and gas stocks …
The boss of Halfords has accused the Government of taking a “backwards step” with its decision to end the plug-in car grants scheme. The Government confirmed earlier this week that it was scrapping the £1,500 subsidy for purchases of new electric cars, saying it would “refocus” funding to encourage users of other vehicles to make …
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Central banks have a case for front-loading interest rate rises as they walk a “fine line” between controlling inflation and supporting the economic recovery, Mark Carney has said. The former Governor of the Bank of England told Bloomberg: “Central bankers need to catch up to their economies. They’ve been behind the curve, they’ve acknowledged this. …
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