Grant Fitzner

UK inflation slows sharply to near three-year low

Britain's Levelling Up, Communities and Housing Secretary Michael Gove arrives at 10 Downing Street, central London, on May 22

Britain's annual inflation rate dropped to a near three-year low in April as energy prices cooled further, official data showed Wednesday, easing a cost-of-living crunch and stoking rate cut expectations.

UK inflation unexpectedly accelerates to 10.4 pct

British annual inflation unexpectedly accelerated in February despite central bank efforts to tame a growing cost-of-living crisis, official data showed yesterday.

The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose by 10.4 percent in the 12 months to February 2023, up from 10.1 percent in January, the Office for National Statistics said.