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Unctad outlines conditions last year, with unemployment rate of 45% one of highest in worldIsrael’s blockade hollowed out Gaza’s economy and left 80% of its inhabitants dependent on international aid even before the current crisis erupted, the UN has s…
Strong quarterly inflation figures sends market scrambling as odds on for interest rate hike at Reserve Bank’s Melbourne Cup Day meetingGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe Albanese government looks set for a dis…
Exclusive: Poll shows young people willing to make big lifestyle changes but baulk at smaller gesturesThey are willing to have smaller families, stop using cars and – albeit in smaller numbers – go vegan for the planet, but abandoning single-use plasti…
Quarterly CPI was higher than economists’ expectations and will increase speculation that the Reserve Bank may again raise interest rates Australia’s inflation rate quickened in the September quarter, boosted by higher petrol prices, adding to pressure…
On Thursday protesters chanted: ‘Off fossil finance!’ and held a banner reading: ‘Fed Is Burning: Money, Futures, Planet’The Federal Reserve chair, Jerome Powell, was escorted out of an event Thursday afternoon after a group of climate protesters brief…
From sugar to butter and transport to holidays, how the cost of everyday items variesUK inflation holds steady at 6.7% amid rising fuel pricesAnalysis: Sticky inflation puts Sunak’s target in jeopardyThe UK’s annual inflation rate unexpectedly held ste…
Ministers face anxious wait and consumers more pain on prices as September rate stays steadyUK inflation holds steady at 6.7% amid rising fuel pricesBusiness live – latest updatesThe latest inflation figures will be a huge disappointment to Rishi Sunak…
Rate is unchanged in September, raising questions over next Bank of England decision on interest ratesBusiness live – latest updatesUK inflation unexpectedly held steady in September at 6.7% as soaring fuel costs offset the first monthly fall in food p…
Ministers likely to be discussing 7.9% increase rather than 8.5% by choosing triple-lock figures selectivelyUK regular pay rises faster than inflationEarnings growth has peaked. Living standards are rising even though demand for workers is cooling. Min…
Wages outpace inflation for first time in almost two years, driven by growth in City of LondonAverage wage growth in the UK rose above inflation in August for the first time in almost two years, according to official figures, easing some of the pressur…