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How Britain’s economic woes stack up against Europe’s – a close look at the figures

The UK’s money troubles spread from inflation and higher interest rates to sluggish productivity. But how do we compare with our European neighbours?

The Guardian - UK

Mini-Budget U-turns mean interest rates may NOT rise as much as feared, say experts

The new Chancellor Jeremy Hunt this morning announced he will scrap major policies planned by his predecessor Kwasi Kwarteng, in an attempt to calm rattled markets

Daily Mirror

Pound hits two-week high as chancellor ‘brings forward debt plan and forecast’

Kwasi Kwarteng promises to release the highly anticipated financial statement ‘shortly’

The Independent UK

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Jump in mortgage approvals in August is ‘calm before the storm’

Experts said the surge in loan approvals is likely to reflect people trying to lock into mortgage deals amid expectations of rising interest rates.

The Independent UK

UK borrows almost twice as much as expected in August

Figure of £11.8bn comes as high inflation drives interest payments to a record for the month

The Guardian - UK

Biggest interest rate hike since 2008 crash expected in bid to control inflation

MARKETS believe the Bank of England will unveil the biggest hike in interest rates for over three decades when its decision makers gather for a…

The National (Scotland)

UK inflation dips slightly in August to 9.9%

Inflation in the United Kingdom slowed slightly in August as a drop in gasoline and diesel fuel prices gave consumers the first glimmer of hope that Britain’s cost-of-living crisis may be beginning to ease

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Inflation set to remain static for first time in a year thanks to drop in fuel prices

The cost of petrol and diesel has fallen from record highs

Wales Online

Number of people in UK with long-term sickness rose to record 2.5m in July

Almost 400,000 have exited jobs market with long-term health problems since early 2020, ONS says

The Guardian - UK

UK factory output slumps at fastest rate since May 2020

Analysts say manufacturing recession has begun as new orders fall amid soaring inflation and economic uncertainty

The Guardian - UK

Inflation hits new 40-year-high soaring into double figures

The level is higher than forecast with experts thinking it would stay below 10%

Wales Online

Inflation soars to highest rate in four decades as cost of living crisis bites

Inflation is expected to peak later this year at 13.3 per cent, the Bank of England forecasts

The Independent UK

Biggest cost of living increase in decades expected with latest inflation figures

Inflation is expected to peak later this year at 13.3% and will push the UK into a recession, according to the Bank of England

Wales Online

Biggest jump in cost of living in decades expected with latest inflation figures

Consumer Prices Index inflation will likely reach 9.8%, according to an average of analysts’ estimates.

The Independent UK

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Manchester Evening News

More unemployment next year than in pandemic, experts predict, as inflation set to top 13 percent this year

The latest figures out today show a 0.1 percent rise in unemployment over the last three months - but it's a sign of things to come

The Guardian - UK

Like Thatcher, Truss wants radical change – but could she avoid a crisis?

Whether she or Rishi Sunak becomes prime minister, challenge looks as daunting as it did for James Callaghan in 1976

The Guardian - UK

We partied for June’s jubilee, but a winter recession won’t be an easy ride

Data on jobs, prices and sales this week will add to the gloom, but might an inflation-led return to work take the edge off?

The Guardian - UK

If recession hits the UK, a base rate rise is the last thing we need

This week’s decision on interest rates will be fraught, but many think Britain is heading the same way as the US

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The Guardian - UK

Holidaymakers warned of Dover ferry queues; survey shows UK economy slowing – as it happened

Rolling live coverage of business, economics and financial markets as retail sales and factory surveys suggest UK economy losing momentum

The Independent UK

UK economy contracts in April as costs crunch sends Covid recovery into reverse

The Office for National Statistics said gross domestic product fell by 0.3% in April, following a fall of 0.1% in March.

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson wants tax cuts – but can he deliver them in time?

PM must act quickly as economy and household finances worsen, but Treasury is not sympathetic

The Guardian - UK

Sunak faces calls for help with living costs as budget deficit lower than forecast

Tax receipts are weaker than expected, revealing impact of UK’s slowing economy

The Independent UK

Households ‘borrowing more but unwilling to touch savings’

The annual growth rate for consumer credit borrowing picked up to 5.2% in March, marking the highest annual rate since February 2020.

The Guardian - UK

UK credit card borrowing surges amid cost of living crisis

Concerns that low-income households are turning to expensive forms of lending as inflation soars

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