UK inflation rises to 5-month high, further pressuring Bank of England to raise rates
Inflation in the United Kingdom has risen to a five-month high, an increase that will pressure the Bank of England to hike interest rates again over coming mon…


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Inflation in the United Kingdom has risen to a five-month high, an increase that will pressure the Bank of England to hike interest rates again over coming mon…

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Summer holidays and disruption to global oil supplies by the Middle East conflict stoked price growth.

The reading comes just hours before the Bank of England updates its monetary policy.

The cost of things is now rising at a faster pace compared with last month.

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The Bank of England is due to update its monetary policy on Thursday.

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Economists polled by Reuters had expected the inflation rate to drop back to 3%, cooling from 3.3% in March.

Fuel prices saw their largest increase for over three years, the ONS' chief economist said.

The speed of price rises in the UK has stayed the same, according to data which was collected before the US-Israel war with Iran began.

The rate at which prices are rising is slowing down, which could lead to lower interest rates.

The reading increases the chances of a rate cut by the Bank of England when policymakers next meet in March.
Inflation in the United Kingdom rose in December for the first time in five months, pushing further above the Bank of England's target

It is the last set of monthly inflation figures before the next interest rate decision on 5 February.

The annual rate of consumer-price inflation was 3.4% in December, up from 3.2% in November, the first increase since July.
The U.K. inflation rate rose to 3.4% in December, above forecasts of 3.3% from economists polled by Reuters.

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Inflation in the U.K. fell to a four-month low in October, raising expectations of another Bank of England interest rate cut next month

Prices have been rising more slowly in the twelve months to October but food prices bucked the trend.

UK Inflation has fallen from record highs but remains above the Bank of England's 2% target.

The Bank of England had forecast inflation to reach 4% in September.

The Bank of England had forecast earlier this year that the consumer price index would peak at 4% (double the central bank's target) in September.

European stocks are expected to open lower on Wednesday as global market sentiment wavered.

Economists polled by Reuters had anticipated inflation would reach 3.4% in the twelve months to June.

Food prices rose more quickly while fuel fell only slightly, boosting the overall rate of inflation.

The pace of price rises stayed at 3.4% in May as cheaper air fares off-set costlier food.

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