Inflation

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Reserve Bank tipped to hold interest rate but economists split on when cuts will start
Pundits and investors expect the RBA to leave its cash rate unchanged at 4.35% when the board meets on Tuesday

Peter Hannam and Luca Ittimani

18, Mar, 2024 @2:00 PM

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Record 6.7m people in Britain are in financial difficulty, warns debt charity
Surge in requests for help reported as nearly 30% of 18- to 24-year-olds miss three or more credit or bill payments

Hilary Osborne

18, Mar, 2024 @5:00 AM

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Talk of a soft landing for the global economy are premature – many dark scenarios are lurking | Larry Elliott
Big obstacles to rising living standards remain, from populism to protectionism, military conflict to the climate crisis, and China to Wall Street

Larry Elliott

17, Mar, 2024 @12:22 PM

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The UK economy is climbing again – but the road ahead looks rocky
Figures may seem positive at first glance but the broader picture for UK plc is still one of relative stagnation

Richard Partington Economics correspondent

13, Mar, 2024 @1:37 PM

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Vet practices: the competition watchdog is barking up a promising tree
Independent owners are declining fast in a sector now dominated by six big names and private equity

Nils Pratley

12, Mar, 2024 @6:13 PM

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Labor rights? Whatever. TikTok frenzy over Trader Joe’s mini tote bags
High prices, mega mergers and union busting are just water under the bridge judging from the scramble for a new bag

Alaina Demopoulos

12, Mar, 2024 @6:00 PM

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Reddit aims for $6bn stock float; bitcoin at new record high – as it happened
Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as exchange-traded funds help bitcoin rally above $71,800

Jasper Jolly

11, Mar, 2024 @3:01 PM

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Vinyl records return to UK inflation basket for first time since 1992
Strong sales of Taylor Swift’s 1989 (Taylor’s Version) help format make an impact, as air fryers also join list

Phillip Inman

11, Mar, 2024 @9:30 AM

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Chancellor to raise UK government borrowing to fund budget measures – OBR
Office for Budget Responsibility says national insurance and tax cuts will be paid for by average £8bn-a-year borrowing to 2028-29

Phillip Inman

06, Mar, 2024 @7:34 PM

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Cookie Monster and Ohio senator make odd allies in shrinkflation complaint
Democratic senator Sherrod Brown endorsed the Sesame Street star’s complaint on products getting smaller as prices remain same

Martin Pengelly in Washington

05, Mar, 2024 @3:01 AM

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‘It’s all fallen flat’: households earning more than £60,000 on how they are struggling financially
Mortgages, bills and highest tax burden in 70 years pile on pressure despite healthy incomes

Jedidajah Otte

04, Mar, 2024 @2:45 PM

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The Observer view on the budget: Jeremy Hunt is planning to steal from our long-term future | Observer editorial
By taking money to fund tax cuts, the chancellor’s policy will be as disastrous as that of his predecessors

Observer editorial

03, Mar, 2024 @6:30 AM

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