Time to get real on interest rates
As interest rates continue to rise, we need to consider why.
Stats & Figures
The inflation puzzle of 2022
Annual inflation in 2022 was 10.5%, but not all components rose by double digits.
2023 inflation forecast: the only way is down?
Inflation surged in 2022, but can it reverse in 2023?
Three financial lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic
Three important financial lessons from the Covid-19 pandemic.
No room for giveaways in OBR risk report
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has given Rishi Sunak its new worry list. It gives the Chancellor little wriggle room for potential Budget generosity.
Inflation: at a turning point?
Office for National Statistics CPI index reflects dramatic changes in consumer behaviour.
Look back in curiosity: what can we learn from the 2010s?
Some key economic indicators interacted in interesting ways across the last decade. What can we learn to take us forward into the next 10 years?
2018: The story so far
The third quarter of 2018 showed mixed results for global stock markets.
Slowing down our old age
Life expectancy has been increasing in the UK for a long time. In 1980, the average life expectancy at birth was 70.6 years for a man and 76.6 years for a woman. In 2016 this had increased to 79.2 years for a man and 82.9 years for a woman.