ONS denies inflation leak - papers

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The ONS has denied inflation figures were leaked before the official announcement yesterday morning.

The pound began falling yesterday before the ONS announced inflation fell by 0.4% to 4% yesterday. Rumours had been circulating amongst traders that inflation would fall, despite economists' predictions it would rise, the Telegraph reports. Read more here Nuns attack Goldman Sachs fat cat pay The Sisters of St Francis, a convent of nuns from Philadelphia, are joining forces with corporate social responsibility activists to attack executive pay. The St Francis nuns, as part of the Interfaith Centre on Corporate Responsibility, will attend the Goldman AGM in May to protest agai...

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