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UK regulator says providers must ‘transparently’ tell customers upfront about any increase included in their contract
Inflationary pressures are beginning to wane but not all central banks have taken action yet. See how this affects you
Delay causes problems for policymakers making interest rate decisions with only limited details about state of UK workforce
Traders slash bets on August rate cut after consumer price figure remains at 2% target
Tay Tay keeps Britain on target, maybe
Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
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Huw Pill’s comments cause traders to scale back expectations of UK interest rate cuts
And the survey said …
British Retail Consortium says next prime minister will benefit from supermarkets’ effort to keep costs down
MPC deals blow to Rishi Sunak but leaves door open to post-election cut
Rishi Sunak hails ‘very good news’ but markets dial back bets on rate cuts owing to services price pressures
Price rises for services remain stubbornly high despite the headline rate dropping
BoE survey will be welcomed by policymakers ahead of interest rate decision next week
The US, Eurozone, UK and Japan each have reasons to be unhappy
Household cost inflation for those with home loans hits 5.5% in March
BRC data shows stores making price cuts on big-ticket items including furniture
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Price rises in critical indicator of services sector slipped only marginally in April
Four mildly interesting updates
Consumer price growth of 2.3% exceeds forecasts
Andrew Bailey also says next move in interest rates by central bank will be a cut
Real rentals, fast food and awkward adjustments in an inflation index near you
Kantar figures indicate prices rose 2.4% in the four weeks to mid-May, down from 3.2% the previous month