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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 unemployment steadies, as wage growth drops: Data |
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UK unemployment steadies, as wage growth drops: Data |

LONDON: UK unemployment steadied and wages growth retreated in the three months to the end of November, according to official data on Tuesday that eased…

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UK economy at risk of recession despite November growth
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UK economy at risk of recession despite November growth

LONDON: Britain’s economy grew slightly more strongly than expected in November but remains at risk of slipping into a mild recession, a potential blow for…

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UK has 18% fewer jobs advertised online than a year ago: ONS
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UK has 18% fewer jobs advertised online than a year ago: ONS

LONDON: The number of jobs being advertised online in Britain on April 6 was 18% lower than a year earlier, though up 1% from the…

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How to keep walking in inflation's slippery boots
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How to keep walking in inflation’s slippery boots

The hardest aspect of finding CPI – not Communist Party of India clearly, which can no longer be found, but consumer price index – as…

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