Inflation

Latest data signals that we should prepare for a shrinking economy – and all the negatives that come with it

UK inflation has hit a 40-year high amid threats of further strikes by unions demanding wage increases for struggling workers

Strikes could spread to other public sector staff, says union chief

Prices are rising faster than they have for four decades, putting pressure on household budgets

Bank of England hikes benchmark rate for the fifth successive time

New riders of the ‘crypto hype train’ are ‘getting hammered’ by falling bitcoin and Ethereum

PM’s promises on tax to save his premiership are likely to face resistance from Rishi Sunak

Real wages sank after the global financial crisis and only returned to pre-2008 levels very recently

Food and fuel shortages that rocked Asian nation are spreading around the globe

Your digest of analysis from the British and international press

Raising interest rates came at a cost as unemployment followed recession

‘Toxic combination’ of factors make Britain especially vulnerable to economic pain

Spiralling cost of living comes after the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Outlook ‘makes for grim reading’ following historic rise in inflation

Fuel prices and energy bills drive inflation to its highest level for 30 years

Your digest of analysis from the British and international press

Britain’s economic prospects were dire enough before Putin’s war – ‘now they are desperate’

Is France about to take an illiberal turn? Is it a bad thing if we all earn more? And is winter coming to a premature end?

Your digest of analysis from the British and international press

Bank of England is warning that hikes are ahead as inflation soars

Your digest of analysis from the British and international press

Homeowners may pay thousands of pounds more as lenders begin raising rates

Analysts fear return to ‘toxic cocktail‘ of rising prices and sluggish economic growth

Britain’s bloated public finances are ‘a matter of growing concern’

Your digest of analysis from the British and international press

Your digest of analysis from the British and international press

Western economies haven’t faced rapidly rising inflation rates for decades. Is that about to change?

Are China and India on the war path? Does your office need spiritual guidance? And what is the Fed up to on inflation?

Report says former Labour heartlands in the north of England have been hit hardest

Most analysts agree a cut is likely but developments in next fortnight crucial

Bank of England says investors are underestimating rate hikes needed to dampen inflation

Thousands fleeing country as president promises ‘magic formula’ to get country back on track

Calls to ‘dollarise’ the country likely to fall on deaf ears as country nears collapse

Unexpected news pushed the pound down against the dollar