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Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondentBBCThe Bank of England is widely expected to cut interest rates when it meets on 7 August. It held rates at 4.25%…

The US Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged on Wednesday, even amid intense pressure from Donald Trump to lower rates.Despite an onslaught of attacks…

The latest inflation figures confirm that the Reserve Bank wrongly kept interest rates steady at its meeting earlier this month as the official measure of inflation…

Baseline or paused “reciprocal” rate MapSize by 2024 imports Since returning to office, President Trump has waged a global trade war without parallel in modern history.…

Like temperatures, savings rates could start cooling off in September. Kristina Kokhanova/Getty ImagesTemperatures aren’t the only thing that’s elevated this summer. Savings rates are sizzling too.…

Children in Sudan, caught up in what aid organisations have called the world’s largest humanitarian crisis and threatened by rising levels of violence, are increasingly vulnerable…

It takes the passing of time to fully grasp the scale of the previous government’s vandalism. Think where we would be now had the Tories not…

Aging Rates Vary by Country. Politics Might Be WhySocial inequality and the decay of democratic institutions are linked to accelerated aging, but education seems to slow…

Millions of children worldwide are at growing risk of serious illness and death due to declining infant vaccination rates, experts have warned, while the UK ranks…

The Bank of England is prepared to make larger interest rate cuts if the job market shows signs of slowing down, its governor has said.In an…