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UK inflation hits three-year low, fuelling rate-cut hopes
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UK inflation hits three-year low, fuelling rate-cut hopes

LONDON: Britain’s annual inflation rate fell to a three-year low in September, official data showed Wednesday, fuelling speculation that the Bank of England will resume…

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Traffic passes the front of C. Hoare & Co., Britain’s oldest surviving independent bank, at 37 Fleet Street in London. (Bryn Colton/Bloomberg)
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The British buy so many used hybrid cars that UK may include used hybrid prices in its inflation basket

British drivers are buying enough used hybrid cars that government statisticians are thinking of including their prices in the official basket of goods that go…

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UK annual inflation drops to 15-month low
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UK annual inflation drops to 15-month low

LONDON: Britain’s annual inflation rate dropped sharply in July to a 15-month low, official data revealed Wednesday, off the back of lower energy prices and…

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