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UK’s inflation jump dashes hope of interest rate cut in…

Posted by November 20, 2024

Any lingering hope that the Bank of England might deliver a pre-Christmas interest rate cut next month has evaporated, after official data showed inflation jump

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Santander puts aside £295m for car loan mis-selling

Posted by November 20, 2024

Santander UK has put aside £295m to cover potential payouts to car loan customers as the bank issued its first estimate of the financial fallout from the growi

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UK inflation rises to 2.3%, increasing pressure for delay to…

Posted by November 20, 2024

Inflation increased to 2.3% in October, heaping pressure on the Bank of England to delay further interest rate cuts until next year.Figures released by the Offi

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UK inflation accelerates sharply to 2.3% in October

Posted by November 20, 2024

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the UK inflation myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox.UK inflation accelerated sharply to 2.3 per ce

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UK inflation: Higher energy bills push rate to 2.3% in…

Posted by November 20, 2024

Interest rates were cut for the second time this year to 4.75% two weeks ago, but further cuts are not expected until 2025.Grant Fitzner, chief economist for th

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UK music industry scales record £7.6bn heights as grassroot venues…

Posted by November 20, 2024

The UK’s music business scaled new heights, contributing a record £7.6bn to the economy last year despite the ongoing crisis facing small music venues and th

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Women plan UK legal action over Johnson and Johnson talcum…

Posted by November 20, 2024

BBC Cassandra Wardle is one of hundreds of women part of the group action against Johnson & JohnsonHundreds of women in the UK are planning to take on one o

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UK pension fund loses more than £350m with waste incinerator…

Posted by November 20, 2024

One of the UK’s biggest pension funds has lost more than £350m on a series of “calamitous” investments in incinerator power plants that are expected to g

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Value of UK music industry hits record £7.6bn thanks to…

Posted by November 20, 2024

The value of the UK music industry has hit a record £7.6bn after superstar acts including Elton John, Beyoncé, Coldplay and Ed Sheeran embarked on Covid-delay

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UK cut to fuel payments will push up to 100,000…

Posted by November 19, 2024

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.The UK government’s decision to c

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Wales abandons UK-wide DRS – The Spirits Business

Posted by November 19, 2024

The Welsh government will include glass as part of its deposit return scheme (DRS), abandoning its plans to align w

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