There’s been a flood of new economic news in the past week.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) published its final inflation reading of 2025 on Wednesday, showing that prices rose in the year to December.
Unemployment also made headlines after it came in at 5.1% for the second month in a row, continuing its upward trend.
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