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Key dates for 2024: here are the dates you need to know when managing your money
There are plenty of important dates to be aware of next year – which are likely to affect your financial health. We run through the key dates in 2024 that you need to know about when it comes to managing your money.
By Ruth Emery Last updated
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When will interest rates fall?
Briefings The Bank of England has twice held interest rates at 5.25%, and now talk is turning to when they will finally start to fall. We have all the latest analysis.
By Ruth Emery Last updated
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Pay rises continue to outstrip inflation
UK wages grew at an annual rate of 7.7% between July and September, faster than price rises over the same period. Here’s what this means for inflation and interest rates.
By Ruth Emery Published
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UK GDP: UK economy stagnates
Latest GDP data shows the UK economy showed no growth in the third quarter of the year due to rising interest rates. But have we side-stepped a recession?
By Vaishali Varu Published
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Is Rishi Sunak richer than the King? How much is Sunak worth?
Analysis Rishi Sunak is the UK’s richest prime minister and the only prime minister in history to be wealthier than the ruling monarch, King Charles III.
By Rupert Hargreaves Last updated
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Wage growth beats inflation for the first time in almost two years
UK wages grew at 7.8% in the three months to August- here’s what this means for unemployment, inflation and interest rates
By Vaishali Varu Published
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ONS: UK economy recovered from pandemic faster than previously thought
Revisions from the ONS showed the UK economy has grown since the pandemic, while the latest data showed GDP grew in the second quarter of 2023.
By Nicole García Mérida Published
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Record wage growth fuels fears of yet another rate hike
UK wages grow at 7.8% despite slowing jobs market. We explain what this means for interest rates, and the state pension.
By Pedro Gonçalves Published
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The UK economy might avoid a recession, but conditions will remain hard for many
News The UK economy may avoid a recession, but growth is set to slump in 2024 as rising interest rates hammer Britain’s economy.
By Nicole García Mérida Last updated
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