Rate cuts still expected despite inflation uptick

12 minutes ago Comments About sharing By Michael Race & Dharshini David Business reporter & Chief economics correspondent, BBC News Expectations that interest rates will be cut this year remain despite a surprise uptick in the UK’s inflation rate last month. Inflation, which measures how prices rise over time, rose marginally to 4% in December,…

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Pakistan says children killed in Iranian strike

1 hour ago About sharing Iranian missiles – seen here during a training drill – have hit Pakistan, Iraq and Syria in recent days By Caroline Davies and Sean Seddon BBC News, Islamabad and London Pakistan says two children were killed and three others injured in strikes by Iran on Tuesday, the third country targeted…

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