The 7.9% rise is lower than the 8.2% expected by City economists
The UK is also in the bottom three of the OECD’s 38 rich nations
And interest rates will climb above 5% in the meantime
Andrew Bailey says bank has “very big lessons to learn”
ONS data suggests sharp decline in price growth could kick in soon
COMMENT Ion Property Developments’ Steve Parry on the road ahead for public and private schemes
Interest rates predicted to rise as inflation stays in double digits
The prediction is well below the Bank of England’s target of 4%
Critical workers, including nurses, teachers and carers, are being priced out of the capital
18 sites are being lost a day, with a tenth of premises lost in the last three years
But two-thirds say a recession is still on its way
Global growth projection cut from 3.2% to 2.3%