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    UK housing market stalls, credit card borrowing accelerates: BoE

    UK housing market stalls, credit card borrowing accelerates: BoE

    04 Jan 2023

    Britain’s housing market slowed dramatically in November and people ramped up borrowing on credit cards, according to Bank of England data on Wednesday that underscored the effects of rising interest...

    Britain’s public borrowing hits record $26.7 billion in November

    Britain’s public borrowing hits record $26.7 billion in November

    21 Dec 2022

    British public borrowing unexpectedly jumped last month to hit its highest for any November on record, reflecting the mounting cost of energy subsidies, debt interest and the reversal of an...

    Egg industry shows the price of food inflation

    Egg industry shows the price of food inflation

    19 Dec 2022

    James Davey, Reuters In Britain, the damage wrought by rampant inflation can be seen in the fate of the humble egg. With war in Ukraine driving energy and chicken...

    UK inflation slows down more than forecast in November 2022

    UK inflation slows down more than forecast in November 2022

    14 Dec 2022

    British inflation slowed more than expected in November but remained near the highest level in more than 40 years, official data showed on Wednesday, as a cost-of-living crisis sparks fresh...

    Dying high streets could help decide general election

    Dying high streets could help decide general election

    09 Dec 2022

    Ed Dorrell, The Independent The lament of the death of the high street is not a new tune. It’s been played across the North, the West Midlands and the...

    Rishi Sunak is trying to govern the ungovernable

    Rishi Sunak is trying to govern the ungovernable

    02 Dec 2022

    Five weeks after becoming prime minister, Rishi Sunak has discovered how hard it is to govern the country when you have an ungovernable party. The prime minister is battling backbench...

    British oil giant BP records underlying profit of $8.15 billion

    British oil giant BP records underlying profit of $8.15 billion

    01 Nov 2022

    British oil giant BP more than doubled its third-quarter profit from a year earlier to $8.15 billion, lifted by strong natural gas trading, as it expanded its share buybacks by...

    UK borrowing costs jump again as BoE sticks by bond plan deadline

    UK borrowing costs jump again as BoE sticks by bond plan deadline

    12 Oct 2022

    British government borrowing costs jumped again on Wednesday after Bank of England (BoE) Governor Andrew Bailey told pension funds they had three days to fix liquidity problems before the bank...

    Things can only get worse for Liz Truss

    Things can only get worse for Liz Truss

    09 Oct 2022

    Usually, the market in political commentary overshoots. Every other week for Tony Blair was his “worst week ever”, as Alastair Campbell used to say. Gordon Brown was written off and...

    Everything affects our health — even Trussonomics

    Everything affects our health — even Trussonomics

    02 Oct 2022

    Alexis Paton, The Independent This week I gave my inaugural lecture to my first-year medical students. My message was simple: everything affects our health. Who we are, what we...

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