UK inflation steady in December
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UK inflation remained level in December, holding at 2.1% for the third month in a row, official figures show.
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The minister of economic and fiscal policy, Hiroko Ota, said there had been little change in price trends in January, after a report showed inflation slowed to zero percent for the first time since May. âPrices continue to be flat,â Ms. Ota said. Core consumer prices, which exclude fresh food, were unchanged from a year earlier, matching the median estimate of economists surveyed by Bloomberg News. Household spending climbed 0.6 percent in January, the statistics bureau said, the first increase since December 2005. Economists expected a 0.3 percent drop. The jobless rate was 4 percent, unchanged after the previous monthâs figure was revised from 4.1 percent, the agency said.
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The Bank of England keeps UK rates on hold for the second month in row, following recent evidence of cooling house prices  and consumer spending.
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The Bank of England on Thursday left its benchmark interest rate unchanged, at 4.75 percent, as policy makers assessed whether borrowing costs, already the highest in the Group of Seven, are constraining consumer demand.
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Elevated energy costs kept inflation at an annual rate of 2.1 percent in November, official data showed Tuesday, but analysts still forecast more interest-rate cutting by the Bank of England.
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12-month inflation rose to 1.6 percent in December from 1.5 percent in November, boosted by Christmas shoppers and theatre-goers, official figures showed.
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The Bank of England is set to keep UK interest rates on hold at 4.75% after five increases since last November.
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The pound was little changed after data showing that producers are passing on price increases and that house prices are rising.
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U.S. consumer prices held steady in November, confounding expectations of a small rise, as energy and vehicle costs dropped, according to a government report on Friday that eased inflation worries.
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The Bank of England decides to keep UK interest rates unchanged at 5.75% this month.
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The Bank of England is widely expected to leave interest rates unchanged at 4.75 percent on Thursday after recent signs that a string of hikes have started to douse the red-hot housing market.
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Business & money: House price inflation eased last month to its slowest pace in a year.
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UK inflation fell in January, to reach 2.7% after jumping to an 11-year high in December.
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The pound stayed little changed after news that a growing majority of Britons are predicting a rate hike over the next 12 months, signifying a rise in inflation expectations.
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Inflation continued to creep up in December, but the rise in prices will likely do little to hold back an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve this month.
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The Bank of England has chosen to keep interest rates unchanged at 5.25 percent, deciding against another increase following January's surprise hike.
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The pound stayed steady on Tuesday, though slightly down against the dollar, with no change to market expectations that the Bank of England will keep its key repo rate unchanged at a six-year high of 5.50 percent on Thursday.