UK inflation below forecasts in November
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Britain's inflation rate unexpectedly  held steady in November as a sharp rise in petrol prices was  offset by continued downward pressure from utility bills, data  showed on Tuesday.
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The pound was weaker across the board after low inflation data took some pressure off the Bank of England to hike rates aggressively.
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U.S. consumer prices rose modestly  in November as energy costs that had shot up a month earlier  and fanned inflation fears posted only a small gain last month,  the Labor Department said on Friday.
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Business & money: Index of leading UK shares falls to lowest level since credit crunch began last August
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Rise in inflation lower than expected, suggesting Bank of England will have room to cut interest rates
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LONDON (CBS.MW) -- Activity in the UK housing market is continuing to slow, according to data from two major market participants, though a surprise 1 percent rise in house prices in November helped to offset immediate fears of a market crash.
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British retail sales volumes fell for a  second month running in November and to its weakest level since  March, a survey showed on Thursday.
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UK blue chips closed lower as Wall Street remained weaker after disappointing inflation data with Alliance & Leicester down after reporting a fall in core operating profit, held back by large scale write-downs.
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holding off inflation worries for another month - though economists warned higher prices may be on the way. Prices paid by businesses fell
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The pound was weaker after comments from the Bank of England's rate-setter Kate Barker, who said the UK economy is not moving back to a high inflation environment.
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Inflation rose to 1.5 percent in November from 1.2 percent in October, driven by increases in transport and energy costs, official figures showed.
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British inflation slowed to an annual rate of 1.1 percent in September from 1.3 percent in August, as cheaper airfares helped to push the rate down to the lowest level for six months, official figures showed.
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BEIJING -- China&#39;s inflation rate slowed sharply in November, kept in check by lower price rises for food as government efforts to curb the economy began to bite, official data showed Friday.
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The inflation rate unexpectedly fell further below its 2.0 percent government-set target in August as clothing and footwear retailers raised prices by less than a year ago, official data shows.
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Britain's inflation rate unexpectedly held steady in November as a sharp rise in petrol prices was offset by continued downward pressure from utility bills, data showed on Tuesday.
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The pound fell a 10-month low against the dollar and its lowest level against the euro on Wednesday, amid increasing speculation the Bank of England will deliver a back-to-back rate cut to revive a slowing British economy.
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INFLATION fell again in August, slipping further below the governmentâs 2 per cent target, driven down by clothing and footwear retailers failing to raise prices after a poor summer.