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The branded staple foods costing up to 910% more than their budget counterparts
Rice, spaghetti, baked beans and tea bags are among the staple items costing three times as much if the budget versions are not available in supermarkets, new research has found.Which? analysed the prices of almost 26,000 food and drink products for its inflation tracker at eight major supermarkets – Aldi, Asda, Lidl, Morrisons, Ocado, Sainsbury’s, …
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Bank of England maintains interest rate at 5.25%
The Bank of England has left its interest rate unchanged at 5.25%, a day after inflation unexpectedly fell by more than expected.The Bank’s monetary policy committee (MPC) voted 5-4 – the narrowest possible margin – to leave the cost of borrowing unchanged. Up until the inflation data was released on Wednesday morning, markets had put …
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Toshiba to come off the stock exchange after consortium takeover
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Next raises profit outlook again as sales and cost pressures prove better than expected
Next, the fashion to homewares retailer, has raised its annual profit expectations for the third time in four months after sales and costs came in better than expected during the first half of its financial year.The high street bellwether reported a 5.4% lift in total group sales during the six months to the end of …
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Waiting lists spiral in Bristol as rents become increasingly unaffordable
“For every property we put on, we tend to find about 60 leads overnight.”Adil Ayub has been an estate agent in Bristol for more than 20 years. We meet him and his colleagues as they open shop in St Werburgh’s, in the northeast of the city. If they advertise a property in the evening, the …
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Central Bank of Denmark urges caution over economic future
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Thousands of Tube workers to go on strike
Thousands of London Underground workers are to go on strike in a long-running dispute over jobs and conditions, the RMT union has announced.Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) will walk out on October 4 and 6. RMT bosses say the strike will shut down London Underground services in the capital.The union has …
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Chamber urges Bank of England to pause interest rate hikes as inflation eases
The boss of a big regional Chamber of Commerce has urged the Bank of England to consider pausing interest rate hikes following an easing in inflationary pressure during August. East Midlands Chamber chief executive Scott Knowles said high interest rates were causing more and more problems for the region’s businesses – second only to inflation …
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Evening Standard
Hunt: Inflation plan working but households still feeling cost-of-living pain
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has welcomed a surprise fall in inflation but warned it will not mean a pre-election “borrowing binge”, in a blow to Conservatives demanding tax cuts.Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation was 6.7% in August, down from 6.8% in July despite widespread expectation that it could increase due to rising oil prices feeding into …
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French Apple Stores call for strike on iPhone 15 launch day
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Carmakers’ anger over possible climate handbrake turn is not just hot air
Pushing back the ban on new petrol and diesel cars from 2030 to 2035 would be an unwelcome handbrake turn for an industry that has poured billions of pounds into preparing for a target that, until now, the government has insisted was non-negotiable.Emergence of the potential new plan has certainly caught vehicle manufacturers by surprise. …
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UK sees surprise fall in inflation

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