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CPI vs RPI inflation: what is the difference between ONS measures?
The Office for National Statistics calculates CPI, RPI and CPIH each month. What are they and what do they reveal about UK inflation?
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Unemployment hits highest level in almost five years as jobs market cools further
Unemployment increased to 5.1% in the three months to October as pay growth continues to slow, according to new data from the Office for National Statistics.
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High earners face £15k income hit by 2029 following Autumn Budget
Rachel Reeves’s Autumn Budget means high earners – or HENRYs – are now looking at an income hit running into the thousands. Can you avoid it?
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Will the Bank of England deliver an interest rate cut in time for Christmas?
Most experts now expect the Bank of England (BoE) to cut the base rate on 18 December. How much could rates be cut by?
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Renewable energy funds: stuck between a ROC and a hard place
Renewable energy funds were hit hard by the government’s subsidy changes, but they have only themselves to blame for their failure to build trust with investors
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The war dividend: how to invest in defence stocks
Western governments are back on a war footing. Investors should be prepared, too, says Jamie Ward
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Did COP30 achieve anything to tackle climate change?
The COP30 summit was a failure. But the world is going green regardless, says Simon Wilson
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Nationwide fined £44 million over “inadequate” anti-money laundering systems
Failings in Nationwide’s financial crime processes between October 2016 to July 2021 meant one criminal was able to deposit £26 million from fraudulent Covid furlough payments in just eight days.
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Reeves's business rates hike will crush the British economy
Opinion By piling more and more stealth taxes onto businesses, the government is repeating exactly the same mistake of its first Budget, says Matthew Lynn
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