Japan headline inflation rate hits highest this year as energy prices bite

Core inflation — which strips out prices of fresh food but includes energy — was in line with expectations, coming in at 1.8%.

Australia's unemployment rate hits 4.5pc in July, the highest level in the post-COVID era, reducing the chance of another rate hike in September.

Holly Williams, Press Association Business Editor UK inflation has jumped to its highest rate since March after energy prices were pushed up by the Iran war, according to official figures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation rose to 2.9% in July, up from a 15-month low of

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Household energy prices are set increase again to the highest level for three years heading into winter, according to new forecasts.

The Mirror explains how to cut the cost of your bills - from energy to water and mortgages - as inflation hits its highest rate since March, plus a warning for savers

The 2.9% rise in inflation in July had been widely expected by economists, with Chancellor John Healey saying the Iran war “continues to impact prices here at home”.

A 13% jump in the energy price cap drove UK inflation to 2.9% in July, the sharpest gas price rise in almost four years.

The rise in energy bills has driven a sharp increase in inflation, moving further away from the Bank of England’s target

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation stats are out

The Office for National Statistics said Consumer Prices Index inflation rose to 2.9% in July, up from a 15-month low of 2.6% in June.

The Office for National Statistics said Consumer Prices Index inflation rose to 2.9% in July, up from a 15-month low of 2.6% in June.

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Workers are growing anxious about job security, the findings from S&P Global's UK consumer sentiment index suggested.

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Rising energy prices are poised to send UK inflation rearing back up, as economists warn that the summer boost to the economy could be fleeting. The rate of Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation is tipped to rise to 2.9 per cent in July, climbing from June’s 15-month low of 2.6 per cent, when the Office…