Cost-of-living squeeze: low inflation to the rescue?
On the face of it the hard squeeze on consumer spending power is over. The reality is more complex.
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On the face of it the hard squeeze on consumer spending power is over. The reality is more complex.
Businesses, however, aren’t cheering as much as consumers.
Richard Walker wants to swap frozen food for the world of politics. But is he up to the job?
Leaders at COP27 are keen to stress that war in Ukraine and soaring energy prices won’t hinder environmental commitments.
Price controls on energy will limit current inflation and business failures, but at the expense of much more of both tomorrow.
The package to tackle spiralling energy costs is the single biggest fiscal intervention ever made by a peacetime government in Britain.
We will need some creature comforts to make it through this winter.
Solving this riddle is critical to turbo-charging a vulnerable economy.
Daily Briefing: Conversations on soaring energy bills have focussed heavily on households. But we must not overlook the pressure on businesses.
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