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A surprise slowing in inflation has boosted hopes that mortgage rates could ease

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves said she will ‘fight every day’ to improve people’s living standards.

Inflation in the U.K. unexpectedly fell in December, a move that will likely fuel pressure on the Bank of England to cut interest rates again next month

Cooling UK inflation paves way for February interest rate cut, economists say; US inflation rises but key ‘core’ measure eases

She became Britain’s first female Chancellor in July against a daunting backdrop of a sluggish economy and competing demands for public spending.

Labour chancellor accused of ‘undesirable’ policies and ‘incompatible promises’

UK borrowing costs have risen rapidly to their highest level since the banking crisis of 2007-08, with implications for the government’s tax and spending plans. Yields on gilts, as UK government bonds are called, have been rising – and these yields are effectively the level of interest that the government…

Sir John Gieve, former Deputy Governor at the Bank of England, said the Chancellor may have to hike taxes or impose some ‘very severe reductions and squeezes’ on public services

Labour’s fiscal rules may limit the chancellor’s ability to act, but waiting it out may be the best option

Sarah Breeden, the Bank’s deputy governor for financial stability, also said firms might respond to the tax rises by cutting staff or raising prices.

Unlike 2022, bond markets have not been shocked, but the chancellor will know threat of a doom loop is not far away