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Pound falls as UK inflation declines more than expected to 1.7%

First reading below Bank of England’s target in 3 years opens door to more rate cuts this year
Business - Financial Times - October 16
Surprise fall in inflation to 1.7% paves way for interest rate cuts

September's figure comes two weeks ahead of the Budget and will be used to decide how much benefits will rise in April.
Top stories - BBC News - October 16
UK inflation falls below 2% for first time since 2021 in boost to Rachel Reeves

Surprise annual drop to 1.7% in September raises chance of interest rate cuts, increasing budget leeway. UK inflation surprise opens up wriggle room for lower rates and less painful budget ...
World - The Guardian - October 16
UK fuel duty rise would rekindle inflation, warn motoring groups

Rachel Reeves expected to axe 5p discount and weighs reinstating inflation-linked rises in Budget
World - Financial Times - October 18
UK inflation fading faster than expected, says BoE governor

But Andrew Bailey wants to see a further decline in services price growth
Business - Financial Times - October 23
Treasury confirms plans for inflation-busting rise in UK social housing rents

Rachel Reeves also announces £500mn cash boost to promote building of affordable homes
Business - Financial Times - October 25
UK inflation falls sharply to 1.7%, below Bank of England's target for first time in over three years

Economists polled by Reuters expected the headline rate to come in at 1.9% in its first dip below the Bank of England's 2% target since April 2021.
Business - CNBC - October 16
Odds of November interest rate cut jump as UK inflation drops to 1.7% – business live

UK inflation drops below 2% target in September , weakening pound and raising chances of an interest rate cut in November. Today’s report shows that prices in the UK are rising a little slower than ...
World - The Guardian - October 16
UK inflation falls to lowest level in over 3 years, cementing expectations for another rate cut

Inflation in the U.K. has fallen to its lowest level in more than three years, a drop that has cemented market expectations that the Bank of England will lower interest rates at its next policy ...
World - ABC News - October 16
The Musk-led group driving millions to Trump’s White House bid

Also in today’s newsletter, shamelessness in American politics and Kamala Harris’s appearance on Fox News
World - Financial Times - October 17
How the UK can improve its ‘offer’ to the world

Eli Lilly’s chief says the country must do more to attract business, yet budgets are tight
World - Financial Times - October 17
Gold: ‘the ultimate perceived safe haven asset’?

BofA gets the goldbug
World - Financial Times - October 17
Cheaper alternative to northern leg of HS2 under consideration

Feasibility study to be launched for a Birmingham to Manchester rail route that could be part-funded by private finance
World - Financial Times - October 17
Labour’s unambitious reset with the EU

The UK government has constrained itself too much within its red lines
World - Financial Times - October 17
Liz Kendall expected to retain £1.3bn cut to UK sickness benefits in Budget

Move by work and pensions secretary likely to cause concern among disability rights activists
World - Financial Times - October 17
Economists see UK cutting interest rates more substantially as inflation pressures ease

Economists at Goldman Sachs forecast the Bank of England's key rate falling to 2.75% by November, well below market pricing.
Business - CNBC - October 22
Bank of England cuts UK interest rates again despite modest budget-related inflation spike

The Bank of England has cut its main interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point after inflation across the U.K. fell below its target rate of 2%
World - ABC News - Yesterday
Bank of England cuts main interest rate by a quarter-point to 4.75% after UK inflation falls

Bank of England cuts main interest rate by a quarter-point to 4.75% after UK inflation falls
World - ABC News - Yesterday
The inflation risk for emerging markets

Fiscal indiscipline looms as the biggest threat after central bank battles to slow rising prices
World - Financial Times - October 15
Inflation vs consumption

Plus imports, and utilities
World - Financial Times - November 1
How Inflation Shaped Voting

We explain inflation’s role in the election.
Top stories - The New York Times - 8 hours ago
What Lower Inflation Means For You

There’s been a surprise fall in the rate at which prices increase
Top stories - BBC News - October 16
US inflation is down. Could it still be Kamala Harris’s downfall?

American voters’ discontent with high living costs may decide who wins the White House next week
World - Financial Times - October 31
Eurozone inflation rises to 2% in October

Annual figure is slightly above expectations and matched the ECB’s target
Business - Financial Times - October 31
The Inflation Factor: It Wasn’t Just the Economy

How inflation and economic concerns drove voter sentiment.
Business - Inc. - 2 days ago
WATCH: Ohio police officer 'attacked' by inflatable pumpkin

Ohio police responding to reports of a runaway pumpkin arrived to find a giant inflatable Halloween decoration blocking traffic.
Top stories - ABC News - October 14
Benefits, interest rates and pensions - how September's inflation figure affects you

The cost of living is always important but this month's has a particular extra impact for millions of people.
Top stories - BBC News - October 16
Trump’s Tariff Plans Would Fuel Inflation, Janet Yellen Will Warn

The Treasury secretary criticized former President Donald J. Trump’s economic proposals in a speech.
Business - The New York Times - October 17
ECB lowers rates to 3.25% as inflation slows

Christine Lagarde says Eurozone’s central bankers are close to ‘breaking the neck’ of soaring price pressures
Business - Financial Times - October 17
Kevin Hassett: ‘They let inflation get out of control’

Trump ‘supports’ Fed independence, but ‘wants to have his voice heard’, says former president’s ex-economic adviser
World - Financial Times - October 18
It’s the Inflation: Why the Working Class Wants Trump Back

Inflation is driving working-class voters of all ethnicities to Trump.
Top stories - The New York Times - October 24
Why fears of post-election violence may be inflated

Democrats are sounding the alarm that former President Trump’s harsh rhetoric in the home stretch of a tight presidential race could portend a repeat of the mass political violence that broke out ...
Politics - The Hill - October 26
UK Budget as it happened: Rachel Reeves raises tax, spending and borrowing

Taxes rise as chancellor delivers the first Labour budget since 2010
Business - Financial Times - October 30

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