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What is inflation and how does it affect you?
The latest inflation figure is released each month. What is inflation and how does it impact your personal finances?
By Ruth Emery Last updated
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UK inflation forecast: where are prices heading next?
UK inflation fell in October, in line with most forecasts. Will this fall be sustained, or should consumers brace for higher inflation readings in 2026?
By Daniel Hilton Last updated
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When is the Autumn Budget and what should you expect?
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to deliver her second Autumn Budget next week – but what exactly does the fiscal event involve?
By Daniel Hilton Last updated
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Defeat into victory: the key to Simon Wolfson's success
Opinion Next CEO Simon Wolfson claims he owes his success to a book on military strategy in World War II. What lessons does it hold, and how did he apply them to Next?
By Max King Published
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The battle of the bond markets and public finances
An obsessive focus on short-term fiscal prudence is likely to create even greater risks in a few years, says Cris Sholto Heaton
By Cris Sholto Heaton Published
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'Rachel Reeves’s tax rise will crash the economy'
Opinion Rachel Reeves will be the first chancellor since Denis Healey in the 1970s to raise income tax. It will only push Britain into recession, says Matthew Lynn
By Matthew Lynn Published
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Cringe Britannia: the decline of the UK's soft power
Britain has long wielded soft power through its commitment to sound political values and the export of high and popular culture. That is now under threat
By Simon Wilson Published
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Higher earners face £50k pension hole if Reeves caps salary sacrifice in Budget
Chancellor Rachel Reeves Reeves’ rumoured plan to fill her own fiscal black hole by capping salary sacrifice schemes in the Budget could cost workplace pension savers tens of thousands of pounds at retirement
By Laura Miller Last updated
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ONS: UK economy grows by just 0.1% in three months to September ahead of Autumn Budget
Quarterly growth was hit by a drop-off in the manufacturing sector in part due to a major cyber incident at car producer Jaguar
By Sam Walker Last updated
