Inflation

CPI at -0.1% again

Fell back into deflationary territory in September

Inflation fell back to zero in the year to the end of August, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), pushing out expectations of an interest rate rise again.

Core inflation rises to highest level in five months

Analysts have pushed back their interest rate rise expectations after only one member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted for an increase this month.

UK CPI inflation fell back to zero last month, down from 0.1% in May, as the prices of clothing, fuel and food all fell.

The month of May marked the end of the UK's brief spell of negative inflation, but advisers and investors are being warned to beware the result.

Four 'keep calm' reactions to falling prices

Fears the UK economy is heading for a period of deflation have increased after the inflation rate dropped to zero for the first time since records began.

Are plummeting inflation numbers seen everywhere from the UK to China a sign of a deeper malaise?