Rail fares to rise AGAIN! More misery for commuters as it is announced train ticket price will go up by 5.9% next March in another blow for Brits struggling with cost of living crisis It comes following a year plagued by cancellations and disruptions due to strikes Transport Secretary Mark Harper said he was capping … Read more
BT boss says more job cuts and price hikes of inflation plus 3.9 per cent are on the way as telecoms giant leaves ‘no stone unturned’ in bid to save extra £500million as costs soar Philip Jansen said the measures would mean some jobs will ‘inevitably’ be cut It is part of group-wide action to … Read more
Americans will see their 2023 tax bills reduced after the IRS increased its brackets by 6.7 percent due to soaring inflation. The updated tax brackets, released on Tuesday, mean that tens of thousands of Americans will fall into lower brackets and save hundreds when filing their returns. The uprate was automatically triggered by inflation, which … Read more
Millions of British pensioners face losing money after Liz Truss refused to stand by a pledge to increase the state payout in line with inflation. Downing Street today refused to confirm the under-pressure PM will keep the ‘triple-lock’ designed to guarantee the elderly do not miss out if prices spike. Retaining the lock, which increases … Read more
23:45 19/09/2022 “Product of the decision not to increase the price of energy” Prime Minister Edi Rama sees the World Bank’s report as a proof of what the government has repeated in recent weeks: Albania has the lowest inflation rate on food prices, compared to countries in the region. Citing the report, the Prime Minister … Read more
Apple uses inflation to justify expected 15% increase in iPhone 14 – which is DOUBLE the actual rate Apple’s next product event has been confirmed for September 7 at 1pm ET This could be the event to unveil the new iPhone and Apple Watch Rumors speculate the new iPhone will cost 15 percent more than its … Read more
Australia’s richest people are the most worried about surging interest rates even though they don’t have to pay off a mortgage, a major bank has revealed. A Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment survey for July showed those who owned their own home outright were the most worried about rate rises to curb climbing inflation. When asked … Read more
President Joe Biden‘s administration tried to get ahead of more dire inflation news, as the March consumer price index report will be released Tuesday. White House press secretary Jen Psaki said during Monday’s briefing that the White House expected ‘headline inflation to be extraordinarily elevated due to Putin‘s price hike.’ Last month the same report … Read more
Rishi’s popularity with Tory activists slumps amid cost-of-living crisis and backlash at mini-Budget… while Ben Wallace stays top Rishi Sunak has slipped down the Cabinet rankings among the Tory grass roots Regular ConservativeHome survey of readers is closely watched by ministers Defence Secretary Ben Wallace is top amid plaudits for his Ukraine response By James … Read more
Bus and tube fares in London are set to rise by up to 20p a journey – in yet another cost of living blow for those living in the capital. With Londoners already facing spiraling gas bills and rising inflation, today Sadiq Khan heaped on more misery by raising prices by almost 5 per cent … Read more