CPI inflation 4.0%, RPI 5.1%
The latest price inflation figures show the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) measure of inflation at 4%, double the Bank of England inflation target.
5 conversations we would love to have
Feb 12, 2011
As we approach the end of the tax year, and with the 2011 Budget scheduled for next month, there are several conversations that our Financial Planners are keen to have in February and March.
Interest rates on hold
Feb 10, 2011
The Bank of England has kept interest rates on hold again today, at their historic low of 0.5%.
Do women rule the roost?
Feb 3, 2011
A new report from CoreData highlights the importance of women taking a more active role in personal finance and investment decision-making.
GDP falls by 0.5% in Q4 2010
Jan 25, 2011
The latest economic figures, published this morning, show that the UK economy fell by 0.5% in the last three months of 2010.
Inflation leaps to 3.7%
Jan 18, 2011
The latest price inflation figures show a leap in the rate of the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) to 3.7% in the year to December 2010.
Keep rates low
Jan 17, 2011
The influential Ernst & Young Item Club has suggested that the Bank of England keeps interest rates low in order to maintain economic recovery.
An apparent economic growth slowdown
Jan 11, 2011
New estimates from the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) signal a slowdown of the UK economic recovery in the final quarter of last year.
Pay rises and price inflation
Jan 6, 2011
New research from Incomes Data Services suggests that private sector pay will rise faster this year than last, but will not keep pace with price inflation.
Biggest financial regrets in 2010
Jan 3, 2011
Some new research from First Direct has found that debts and pensions were the biggest financial regrets in 2010.
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