12% interest on student loans? Not so simple
Rising inflation, a high Retail Prices Index and delayed interest caps could see rising interest levels for student loans. What will it mean for student debt in your family?
Rates & Indexes
2022: an unexpected first quarter
With rising inflation and Russia’s recent invasion of Ukraine, it would be surprising if stock markets had carried on posting fresh gains in the first quarter of 2022, but while most registered modest falls, all markets ended in the black.
A hint of rising interest rates?
The Bank of England has suggested that interest rates may rise sooner than expected.
Inflation creeping up
A global jump in inflation in 2021 is raising the prospect of a broader upward trend beyond a short-term pandemic reaction.
Missing in action: Calculating inflation under lockdown
The Covid-19 pandemic has created problems for the statisticians who calculate the rate of inflation.
Interest rates back on the slopes
Bank of England holds off following the Fed and ECB in interest rate cuts as the search for yields gets harder.
Flexing a ten-year old muscle…
The US Federal Reserve has made its first interest cut in 10 years – but will it have a knock-on effect?
Inflation dips below the Bank of England’s target
January 2019 saw the lowest level of inflation since January 2017, with the rate recorded at 1.8%. The data was slightly better than had been expected, with the CPI rate falling to below the Bank of England’s 2% target for the first time in two years.
Index-linked savings certificates
The popular National Savings & Investments (NS&I) savings certificates will be indexed to CPI instead of RPI from next year.
Interest rates creeping up after nine years
The Bank of England increased the base interest rate in August to 0.75% – the second increase in 12 months.