Inflation
The Consumer Prices Index is the headline measure. Services, wages, energy and food can tell different stories beneath that single number.
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UK inflation and interest rates
A clear view of the official figures, Bank of England decisions and what they can mean for cash, mortgages, bonds and long-term portfolios.
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How the pieces connect
Inflation measures how quickly prices are changing. Bank Rate is the Bank of England's main policy tool for bringing inflation back towards its 2% target.
Bank Rate
The Monetary Policy Committee weighs current inflation against evidence about where prices and demand may go next.
Investor impact
Rates can affect savings returns, borrowing costs, bond prices, company valuations and sterling, but none moves in a simple straight line.
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The evidence and decisions
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UK inflation
UK inflation rises to 3.1%
Motor-fuel prices lifted the headline rate while core and services inflation were unchanged.
Bank of EnglandBank Rate held at 3.75%
Three MPC members voted for an increase as the Bank raised its near-term inflation projection.
UK inflationUK inflation rises to 2.9%
Household energy costs pushed the headline rate higher, while core inflation was unchanged.
Bank of EnglandWhat the split Bank Rate vote meant
The vote showed greater concern about renewed inflation pressure and less certainty over rate cuts.
Use the data carefully
What one release cannot tell you
A single monthly inflation figure can be affected by volatile components and comparisons with prices a year earlier. A single Bank Rate decision is also not a promise about the next meeting.
For investors, the useful question is not simply whether a number rose or fell. It is whether the composition of inflation, labour-market evidence and the Bank's own projections materially change the range of plausible outcomes.
Important: This page provides general information, not personal investment advice. Inflation, interest rates and asset prices can move differently from expectations, and investments can fall as well as rise.
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