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.
Inflation
Inflation: at a turning point?
Office for National Statistics CPI index reflects dramatic changes in consumer behaviour.
Calling time on the triple lock?
The long-standing triple lock underpinning state pensions may be under threat as a result of Covid-19.
Missing in action: Calculating inflation under lockdown
The Covid-19 pandemic has created problems for the statisticians who calculate the rate of inflation.
A good year for UK company dividends
2019 was a bumper year for UK dividend payments. While this may not continue in 2020, with low interest rates, equities are worth remembering.
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?
Factor inflation into your planning cycle
UK inflation remains low, but it could have a cumulative knock-on effect on your financial plans. Talk to us to see how this impacts you.
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.
The rise and rise of UK dividends
Your income could have increased by more than double the rate of CPI inflation in 2018.
The pressure is dropping on inflation
UK inflation is falling faster than expected, as the March figure for the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 2.5%.