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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UK inflation slowed to 2.4% in June, official figures show, fanning fears that interest rates will rise later this year.
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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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Inflation continued to creep up in December, but the rise in prices will likely do little to hold back another interest rate cut.
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The pound has remained firm, trading at 6-day lows against the euro after better-than-expected UK inflation data Tuesday morning increased expectations that the Bank of England will raise interest rates further in 2007, most likely in February.
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The Bank of England left the cost of borrowing unchanged at 4.75 per cent on Thursday after data had shown a slowdown in the housing market, slowing consumer
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UK retail sales rose at their weakest pace in more than a year in December, according to an industry survey.
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The European Central Bank held its main interest rate steady as expected on Thursday amid rising inflation and slowing economic growth.
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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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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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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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The pound stabilised after earlier losses following China&#39;s tax hike and the release of a survey showing inflation expectations remaining steady despite the rise in CPI inflation.
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Banks in Zimbabwe will remain open on Christmas Day and Boxing Day to allow people to get new banknotes.
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WASHINGTON - U.S. incomes and spending rose as  expected in December, while core consumer prices gained less  than anticipated, suggesting inflation is contained, a  government report showed on Thursday.
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London equities  were flat on Thursday ahead of the Bank of England's rate call, but retail stocks were cheered by news of a strong Christmas at J Sainsbury.
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Inflation crept up in December, but the rise in prices will likely do little to hold back another interest rate cut this month.
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Business & money: House price inflation in UK last month eased to its lowest level since March, mortgage lender says.