Average pay rise fails to match inflation
UK families to be squeezed further as it is revealed inflation will dwarf average payrise.
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Reuters journalists plan two-day strike over pay
The NUJ says the group’s refusal to improve its below-inflation offer of 1.75% has compelled its editorial staff to vote overwhelmingly for action
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Fed rate stance lifts the appeal of equities
Decision could support sectors such as utilities and energy that thrive on low interest rates and fears of higher inflation
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Fraud hits record levels in 2011
Unemployment and inflation blamed as fraudsters feel they “have no choice”.
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‘Squeezed middle’ set for more pain
Continued low interest rates and falling inflation offer only limited respite to a group whose finances are increasingly precarious, according to new research
Read More: FT – Economy News
Post Office launches index-linked bond as inflation falls
We look at a new account that promises savers inflation-beating returns.
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Workers will lose £7bn if inflation-linked pensions are scrapped
Pensions paid to those in the private sector could fall further behind those paid to public servants, if the Government allows companies to stop paying inflation-linked benefits.
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Falling inflation spells hard times for savers
Savers are failing to earn real returns on their money, despite the fall in the consumer prices index in December
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Economic Outlook: inflation in focus
The new year means pay claims for companies to negotiate and a consequent close scrutiny of RPI and CPI figures due this week
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Economic Outlook: inflation falls into focus
The new year means pay claims for companies to negotiate and a consequent close scrutiny of RPI and CPI figures due this week
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Producer prices signal falling inflation
A drop in factory gate costs offers reassurance to the Bank of England that it was correct to predict a rapid decline in inflation this year
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Food inflation abates as grain stocks rise
Prices are likely to stabilise as the latest UN and US data point to better crop yields and an easing of demand
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Asian investors spooked by eurozone fears
Chinese stocks boosted as lower inflation fuelled hopes for monetary easing in the world’s second-largest economy.
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Rapid fall in inflation expected
In a rare show of unanimity, 50 economists in the FT’s survey say prices will stabilise as rises in VAT and the cost of commodities work through
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Private sector cuts pension contributions
Pension contributions by workers fell this year as high inflation puts household finances under pressure
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House prices: What will 2012 mean for the housing market?
Inflation and the eurozone debt crisis will have a negative effect on house prices next year.
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Ask the experts: What will 2012 mean for the housing market?
Inflation and the eurozone crisis will have a negative effect on house prices next year.
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India interest rates kept on hold
The Reserve Bank of India keeps interest rates on hold at 8.5% as growth fears come to the fore despite high inflation.
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No savings account beats inflation
Savers will struggle to erode the effects of rising inflation as there as the savings number of products dries up.
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