Inflation

CPI inflation surged to 5.2% in September, equalling a record set in 2008, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said today.

Economist Richard Urwin, head of investments in the fiduciary mandate investment team at BlackRock, offers six ways to overcome inflationary pressures.

Alliance Boots is leaving itself open to mis-selling claims from its thousands of pensioners after it offered to change the way their plans are paid, its former finance chief said yesterday.

The Bank of England's (BoE) second round of quantitative easing (QE) will be a "Titanic disaster" for pension schemes and members, Saga says.

George Osborne is set to face tough questions today about the coalition government's economic strategy after the Bank of England expanded quantitative easing by £75bn, a move he has previously called "the last resort of desperate governments".

The Bank of England is one the biggest obstacles to low inflation, according to former Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) rate-setter Andrew Sentance.

Women's contributions to occupational pension schemes fell over the last year despite average contributions rising in line with inflation.

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Inflation climbed marginally in August as expected, driven up by higher utility bills.

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