"We’ve seen a spike higher in (gilt) yields immediately prompting lots of debate about whether we are going to need earlier fiscal tightening, which is going to further slow the economy.” “That has got volatility picking up because it is a change of direction (for the pound).” STOCKS...
The second measurement is called the Consumer Price Index (CPI) which was introduced in 1996. The CPI tracks prices of 600 different goods from 120,000 different retail outlets. The CPI generally results in a lower inflation number than the RPI because it uses a “geometric mean” rather than...
"If the new Government's walk matches its talk we expect the sector to re-rate, and in the very short term we suspect that the talk alone will be enough to lift share prices," they added. Expect to see the reinstatement of housing targets, refining of the greenbelt, a reform of p...
That potential windfall, however, was either eaten up by high prices during the cost-of-living crisis or has remained largely unspent. Much may have been squirrelled away by the mainly older households who benefited from higher interest rates on savings but, owning their properties outright, did...
Like a stroppy teenager with its parent, markets can miss inflation badly when it is gone but sulk when it returns. UK gilts prices slipped on Wednesday’s report of a higher-than-expected 2.5 per cent annual rise in theconsumer price index. This news will put pressure on the Bank of En...
UK inflation hits 41-year high of 11.1% as food and energy prices continue to soar U.K. inflation jumped to a 41-year high of 11.1%in October, exceeding expectations as food, transport and energy prices continued to squeeze households and businesses. ...
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These disruptions have resulted in UK product shortages and increased prices for both energy and non-energy commodities, such as food. The increased rate of inflation in the UK has been exacerbated by these pressures albeit some easing of disruptions has been seen in the second half of 2022. ...
For example, gilt yields peaked in 1975 and drifted down thereafter until 2021. That trend of falling yields – and hence rising prices – pepped up bond returns with capital gains adrenaline shots, until 2022’s rapid interest rate hikes ended the party. ...
The NBP said it expected inflation to remain “markedly elevated” in 2022, which it put down to rising energy and agricultural prices, rising consumer demand, and “the economic consequences of the Russian aggression against Ukraine”. The bank said it would “take all necessary actions in or...