When will the cost-of-living crisis end?

Government figures released earlier this month show that the UK unemployment rate rose to 5.2% in January – the highest rate for five years. But for younger workers, the situation is far more grim. In

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O2 might have thought it was being clever last autumn by increasing mid-contract price rises by more than it promised, but it could end up backfiring on the whole telecoms industry. The company had sa

Issue of the week: central bankers and the ...

Gold soars, funeral plan fraudsters charged, the best investment funds and the end of the £100 limit for contactless payments

“Was that it?” A friend who used to be in the oil business and has seen quite a few spikes in the oil price was underwhelmed by Monday’s increase of around 7% in the price of Brent crude. The move was