UK inflation to accelerate to highest rate since March 1992 April 11, 2022 Inflation in the UK will soar to its highest level since March 1992, intensifying an already tight cost of living squeeze that is hitting households, according to City experts. Accelerating food and energy prices stoked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will propel inflation higher, fresh estimates released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on [...]
State pension hike comes into force but savers set to feel the squeeze of inflation April 11, 2022 State pension payments have been hiked 3.1 per cent from today but savers are set to feel the squeeze as inflation outpaces the rise in payouts.
Shares in Asia focused companies dip as Chinese inflation soars April 11, 2022 Shares in London listed companies with Asia focused businesses dropped today after Chinese government data showed outbreaks of Covid and the war in Ukraine had caused inflation in China to soar. The dips come after figures from China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed factory gate prices are up 8.3 per cent compared to [...]
Money saving expert Martin Lewis warns of ‘civil unrest’ as costs soar April 10, 2022 Money saving expert Martin Lewis has warned the UK faces 'civil unrest' as the cost of living crisis worsens.
D-Day in France as 48m voters go to the polls: Victory for Marine Le Pen looms as Macron feels the heat from far-right favourite April 10, 2022 Up to 48 million eligible voters will be choosing one of 12 candidates today as polls have opened across France for the first round of the country’s presidential election. President Emmanuel Macron is seeking a second five-year term, with a strong challenge from the far right and seeking to counter nationwide voter apathy. Polls opened [...]
Russia-Ukraine war sends global food prices to record high April 9, 2022 Global food prices have soared to their highest level ever driven by the Russia-Ukraine war choking supplies of basic foodstuffs, revealed an official index released yesterday. World food costs jumped 13 per cent last month, sending the United Nations’s food price index to 159.3 points, a record high. Ukraine is a linchpin in the global [...]
Bitcoin could minimise the threat of nuclear war April 7, 2022 Bitcoin is the 'weapon' that prevents attackers from denying people access to their property without resulting in war, says Chris Kacher.
Co-op profit hammered by supply chain disruption as chair warns of ‘stark headwinds’ April 7, 2022 The Co-operative Group’s profit has taken a battering after “significant supply chain disruption” last year, as the grocer pledges to support customers amid a cost of living crunch. The supermarket reported profit before tax of £57m for 2021, down £70m on the year before when it pocketed £127m. The Manchester-based grocer did mark higher profit [...]
Hospitality business owners to pay £215m more in tax this year thanks to NI rise April 6, 2022 British pubs, restaurants and hotels will be forced to pay £216m more in taxes this year thanks to today’s rise in National Insurance for employees and employers. New figures collated by the Liberal Democrats also showed that workers in the hospitality industry will be hit with a £137m extra tax bill this year, after the [...]
UK inflation to scale to twin peaks in April and October April 6, 2022 Inflation in the UK will have twin peaks this year in a sign that households will absorb a double hit to their living standards. At the start of the year, the cost of living was originally forecast to peak in April, driven by the energy watchdog hiking the cap on energy bills 54 per cent. [...]