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Sterling rises after U.K. inflation unexpectedly fell in December, easing some pressure on Chancellor Reeves
Politics

Sterling rises after U.K. inflation unexpectedly fell in December, easing some pressure on Chancellor Reeves

By Ben Perry and AFP
January 15, 2025
Chairman of Swiss National Bank (SNB BNS) Thomas Jordan gestures as he speaks during a press conference of the Swiss Central Bank on monetary policy assessment, in Zurich on March 21, 2024.
Finance

Switzerland’s secret to beating inflation while the U.S. still struggles? Central Bank chief says it’s being ‘boring’

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July 29, 2024
Taylor Swift is joined on stage by Travis Kelce (R), during "Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour" at Wembley Stadium on June 23, 2024 in London, England.
Finance

The chief of Europe’s central bank is tired of people blaming Taylor Swift for the eurozone’s sticky inflation

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July 3, 2024
Michael O'Leary, chief executive officer of Ryanair Holdings Plc, during a news conference in London, UK.
Retail

Michael O’Leary says he ‘will make a fortune this Christmas’ on $1,080 tickets thanks to a ‘bogus’ passenger cap at Ryanair’s main airport

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June 13, 2024
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Retail

17,000 company-strong study of COVID greedflation shows most U.K. firms profited from historic cost-of-living crisis

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May 17, 2024
Celebrity Television Chef and former Rangers player, Gordon Ramsay pictured during the Cinch Scottish Premiership match between Rangers FC and Celtic FC at Ibrox Stadium
Retail

TV chef Gordon Ramsay spends an extra $7.6 million on staff as U.K. restaurant empire losses triple

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May 13, 2024
A couple shopping for food
Retail

U.K. food inflation completes a remarkable climbdown from 15% last year to 3.7% in March—and shoppers have ‘fierce’ competition to thank

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April 2, 2024
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Lifestyle

Legoland will toy with ‘surge pricing’ this summer to hike ticket rates—but only on sunny days

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March 25, 2024
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Lifestyle

Easter is around the corner—but the real hunt for Brits this year will be to find cheap chocolate eggs amid eye-watering inflation as high as 62.5%

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March 22, 2024
Several rows of vinyl records in a store and a person looking through them
Retail

Vinyl records are making their comeback as one of Britain’s inflation metrics for the first time in 30 years—and of course, you can thank Taylor Swift

By
March 12, 2024
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Finance

‘What planet does he live on?’ Bank boss sparks fury after saying it’s ‘not that difficult’ to buy a home in cost-of-living crisis-hit U.K.

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January 8, 2024
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Retail

A ‘skimpflation’ plague took over supermarkets in 2023 with consumers saying products are smaller and sometimes worse quality for the same price—if not more

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December 29, 2023
Black Friday deals line the aisles as shoppers look for bargains
Retail

Black Friday discounts emerge as a crucial avenue for consumers to stretch their budgets—but analysts are split on whether 2023 will bring booming sales

By Prarthana Prakash and Ryan Hogg
November 17, 2023
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Retail

Burberry joins LVMH and Gucci in the luxury slump as brand says it may miss its revenue target for the year

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November 16, 2023

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