Cost of Living Financial News

20.10 / 07:39

economics UK Interest rates Cost of Living UK inflation Office for National Statistics UK retail sales fall UK retail sales fall more than expected as consumer confidence drops

Non-food stores sales volumes fell by 1.9% last month, which retailers attributed to continuing cost of living pressures.

22.11 / 19:31

Bank of England UK Recession Cost of Living tax cuts DICE Autumn Statement 23: 'Last roll of the dice' for government pre-election

'Today’s Autumn Statement demonstrates the pressure the government is under with an election imminent over the coming year.' Picture by Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street

10.10 / 08:01

Survey inflation UK Cost of Living Investment Association International fall UK investment management industry remains international leader despite fall in AUM

Alongside the £4.6trn managed for UK retail and institutional investors, a further £4.2trn is managed on behalf of overseas investors.

10.10 / 08:01

inflation UK kpmg Cost of Living BRC Retail Sales British Retail Consortium UK retail sales UK retail sales growth stunted by higher cost of living

Retail sales growth has been artificially boosted by high inflation over the last two years.

03.10 / 17:45

inflation interest rate Bank of Canada Cost of Living Grocery prices Bank of Canada interest rate Costs Customers Companies have been quick to pass higher costs on to customers, BoC finds

Bank of Canada deputy governor Nicolas Vincent says businesses are still raising their prices more frequently and by larger amounts than they did before the pandemic, which is contributing to higher-than-expected inflation.

03.10 / 09:23

inflation UK Cost of Living BRC Food Prices Time fall Food prices fall for first time in two years

Lower grocery inflation will be welcomed by households, where budgets remain under pressure.

03.10 / 07:17

Cost of Living Minimum wage is up in 6 provinces, but can it help ease affordability pressure?

cost of living, six provinces raised the minimum wage over the weekend. However, advocates who have been calling for these increases say it may not be enough to ease pressure on working-class Canadians.The largest increase comes in Manitoba, where the minimum wage increased from $14.15 to $15.30 on Sunday.

23.09 / 18:11

Cost of Living Deal Tentative deal with Ford includes largest wage increase in Unifor, CAW history

Unifor members have accepted a tentative deal reached with Ford Motor Co. this week that includes what the union has described as the “single largest negotiated general wage increase in Unifor and CAW history.”Ratification meetings are being held this weekend with voting closing at 10 a.m.

11.09 / 05:45

Cost of Living housing crisis international students International Is Canada underestimating the cost of living for international students?

The Canadian government is likely severely underestimating the cost of living for international students when weighing if they can support themselves financially, a new survey suggests.

31.07 / 22:39

Metro inflation Cost of Living Canada News Wave of strikes in Canada could cause ‘knock-on effect’ in other sectors, experts warn

Whilea new tentative deal may have been reached between the two sides involved in a labour dispute impacting thousands of B.C. port workers, experts say Canada may not have seen the last of strikes this year.

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