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Prices & interest rates

Prices & interest rates • 06 Mar 26

How might the Middle East conflict shape Europe’s inflation outlook?
Prices & interest rates • 24 Nov 25

Can we explain why inflation in the UK is higher than in the Euro Area?
Prices & interest rates • 16 Jul 25

Why are food prices rising in the UK?
Prices & interest rates • 20 Jun 25

Could tensions between Iran and Israel trigger a new wave of inflation?
Prices & interest rates • 20 Jun 25

How long will UK inflation stay above target?
Prices & interest rates • 07 May 25

What’s happening to the cost of rent in the United States?
Prices & interest rates • 19 Sep 24

How could the system for live event ticketing be improved?
Prices & interest rates • 03 Jun 24

What are the future prospects for UK inflation?
Prices & interest rates • 16 May 24

Can artificial intelligence help us to measure inflation?
Prices & interest rates • 07 Mar 24

Why have insurance premiums gone up so much?
Prices & interest rates • 23 Feb 24

Update: how is the war in Ukraine affecting global food prices?
Prices & interest rates • 21 Nov 23

#economicsfest: What does food tell us about the economy?
Prices & interest rates • 25 Sep 23

What’s happening to UK inflation and interest rates?
Prices & interest rates • 19 Jul 23

How does inflation affect mortgages in light of rising interest rates?
Prices & interest rates • 26 Jun 23

When will UK inflation return to the Bank of England’s target of 2% a year?
Prices & interest rates • 21 Apr 23

How is inflation affecting people in London?
Prices & interest rates • 29 Jun 22

What next for the UK housing market?
Prices & interest rates • 21 Jun 22

How is the war in Ukraine affecting global food prices?
Prices & interest rates • 27 May 22

What might be the macroeconomic cost of the war in Ukraine?
Prices & interest rates • 12 May 22

How does inflation affect the economy when interest rates are near zero?
Prices & interest rates • 21 Jan 22

What is supply chain inflation and why is it driving up consumer prices now?
Prices & interest rates • 11 Nov 21

How has inflation behaved during the pandemic?
Prices & interest rates • 16 Aug 21

Does Covid-19 change the value of vaccines?
Prices & interest rates • 09 Apr 21

How are economic models adapting to rising inequality and the pandemic?
Prices & interest rates • 31 Mar 21

What will be the impact of changes in the US monetary policy framework?
Prices & interest rates • 10 Mar 21

Will scrapping the tampon tax help to reduce period poverty?
Prices & interest rates • 23 Feb 21

Can central bank balance sheets handle the challenges of Covid-19?
Prices & interest rates • 22 Feb 21

How has Brexit affected the value of sterling?
Prices & interest rates • 02 Feb 21

How has the Fed responded to the Covid-19 recession?
Prices & interest rates • 22 Dec 20

Do we need a new constitution for central banking?
Prices & interest rates • 28 Aug 20

Should the Bank of England use negative interest rates in response to the crisis?
Prices & interest rates • 18 Aug 20

How did central banks respond to the coronavirus crisis?
Prices & interest rates • 24 Jul 20

After coronavirus, can the housing market support economic recovery?
Prices & interest rates • 15 Jul 20

After coronavirus: deflation or inflation?
Prices & interest rates • 23 Jun 20

How has coronavirus affected prices in the supermarket?
Prices & interest rates • 29 May 20

What should we do about price gouging?
Prices & interest rates • 27 May 20

Quantitative easing and monetary financing: what’s the difference?
Prices & interest rates • 27 May 20

‘Monetary financing’: is it happening and what are the dangers?
Prices & interest rates • 25 May 20

How can we measure consumer price inflation in a lockdown?
Banks & financial markets • 13 Mar 26

How might distressed fintech firms affect UK growth and private debt?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 19 Nov 25

Why do some people in the UK face marginal tax rates of over 60%?
Public spending, taxes & debt • 22 Sep 25

Might the UK really need a 1970s-style IMF bailout?
Data stories • 21 May 25

Why has UK inflation risen?
Nations, regions & cities • 09 May 25

What do the UK’s high streets reveal about regional inequality?
Data stories • 16 Apr 25

What is happening to UK prices?
Data stories • 26 Mar 25

Where next for UK inflation?
Banks & financial markets • 12 Mar 25

Can reforms of financial regulation encourage economic growth?
Data stories • 23 Dec 24

What can Christmas dinner tell us about inflation?
Business, big & small • 17 Dec 24

How is the retail sector faring ahead of the 2024 holiday season?
Jobs, work, pay & benefits • 11 Dec 24

What are the links between job vacancies, unemployment and inflation?

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