Here’s why. Study of three full years of financial data from 100,000 small businesses found sharp decline in small business earnings during the last quarter of 2024. The question is whether ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves can probably breathe a small sigh of relief as, contrary to expectations, inflation has dropped. The rate came in at 2.5% for December, slightly lower than forecast.

A marginal dip in the headline rate of inflation would not normally determine much, if anything. Inflation rising at 2.5% rather than 2.6% does not change much in big economics, nor in the cost of ...

When interest rates are low, small-cap stocks begin to shine and outpace larger companies in value. These stocks are stocks with a market capitalization between $300 million and $3 billion.

But this unusually important 0.1% drop signals relief, and some respite for Chancellor Rachel Reeves, because of what underpins it. The underlying inflation numbers, which show where price ...

The fall is entirely accounted for by falls in hotel prices and a smaller-than-usual rise in airfares in December. But this unusually important 0.1% drop signals relief, and some respite for ...

A 0.1 per cent drop in inflation may not sound like much but the marginal figure is one that may prove particular significant for Rachel Reeves. Did you know with a Digital subscription to ...

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