Inflation

Annual inflation rose to 2.3% in July, the highest rate since the Office of National Statistics (ONS) started tracking it in 1997, it was revealed today.

AIM-LISTED oil companies are increasingly vulnerable to market fluctuations and local political upheaval, according to Ernst & Young's own oil index known as the Oil & Gas Eye, reports the Scotsman .

APPROXIMATELY 200,000 investors in M&G unit trusts will soon see annual management fees jump by 50%, says this morning's Daily Telegraph .

Migration from new EU member states in Eastern Europe has helped limit inflation in the UK over the past year, according to comments from Bank of England governor Mervyn King.

Annualised house price inflation has been cut in two over the past month after house prices fell nationally, according to latest figures from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

Sales of index-linked savings certificates issued by National Savings & Investments have been going for thirty years today.

Monthly inflation is 67% higher for over-75s running a household compared with people aged under 30, a new study indicates.

Inflation figures and noises from the great and good of the Bank of England suggest more than ever that interest rates may have peaked.

UK house prices increased by 2.1% between February and March, indicates the latest report from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.

Property search services provider Propertyfinder.com says its April survey of househunters reveals a sharp drop in confidence on the basis deflation will hit the market in the coming 12 months.