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Average price of home insurance rises to more than £310 during first part of this year

Home insurers paid out £2.5 billion to help customers cope with unexpected events in 2022.

Daily Record

Pocket money beats inflation, as average rises to £6.42 per week

Six-year-olds saw the biggest rise in their pocket money, receiving £3.94 per week

Evening Standard

Economists award Chalmers top marks for budget, but less for fighting inflation

Asked to grade Jim Chalmers’ second budget on his own criteria of delivering “relief, repair and restraint”, most of the 57 leading economists surveyed by the Economic Society of Australia and The Conversation give it top marks.

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Unemployment rate jumps to 3.7 per cent

The official labour force report reveals the jobless rate lifted to 3.7 per cent and around 4000 jobs were lost from the economy.

The New Daily

6% annual increase in average price paid for home insurance

The average price of combined home buildings and contents insurance has increased at a below-inflation rate over the past year, the ABI said.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak’s upbeat view on economy stokes claims he is out of touch

On flight to Japan for G7, PM says ‘economic optimism is increasing’ and insists Brexit is working

The Guardian - UK

Apple’s High-Yield Savings Account Created In Partnership With Goldman Sachs

Apple's new high-yield saving account comes at a right time when inflation is at the highest hurting households.

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Alan Kohler: The confusing, ridiculous state of economic forecasting

There was a time when we were sure that interest rates wouldn’t change for three years. That illusion was cruelly dashed a year ago.

The New Daily

New Zealand set to deliver no frills budget as election looms

New Zealand is set to deliver what it calls a "no frills" budget on Thursday as falling tax revenues squeeze coffers and inflation risks cap cyclone reconstruction efforts, constraining stimulus as the Labour government faces an election this year.

Reuters

Nottinghamshire MP tells struggling families to ditch Heinz baked beans

The inflation for food and drink prices has hit 19.2% in the year to March, which is almost twice the overall rate of 10.1%

Nottingham Post

Wages are growing (good news!) but they’re still playing catch-up with inflation

Australian wages are rising by closer to 4% than 3%. That’s how fast they should grow when inflation is less than 3%, not 7%

The Guardian - AU

3 Consumer Stocks With Unmatched Market Potential

Consumer spending drove the 1.1% growth in GDP during the first quarter. With strong job growth and cooling inflation, consumer sentiment is expected to improve. Given this backdrop, it could be wise to buy fundamentally strong consumer stocks LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton, Société Européenne (LVMUY), Unilever (UL), and…

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Weak pound, too much stock and inflation behind historic UK cycle distributor's collapse

Holding too much stock after pandemic induced spike in demand hit Moore Large, administrator reports

Cycling Weekly

‘Highly probable’: RBA tipped to hike interest rates in June after wage data

Economists are predicting another interest rates hike after wage growth rose in the March quarter, with risks around low productivity growth.

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Evening Standard

Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey: We couldn’t have pre-empted inflation crisis

Bailey said the only way to have prevented soaring inflation would have been to hike rates “well into double-digits” at the height of the pandemic

Barchart

Stock Index Futures Move Higher on Signs of Optimism Over Debt-Ceiling Talks, Target Earnings on Tap

June S&P 500 futures (ESM23) are up +0.30%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM23) are up +0.20% this morning as market participants pinned hopes on talks in Washington to resolve the deadlock on raising the U.S. debt ceiling.

Businessweek

Recession Calls Keep Getting Pushed Back, Giving Soft Landing Believers Hope

Defying sharp rate hikes, unemployment stays low and consumers resilient.

Barchart

Stock Index Futures Move Higher as U.S. Debt Ceiling Talks Take Center Stage, Target Earnings on Tap

June S&P 500 futures (ESM23) are up +0.23%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM23) are up +0.11% this morning after three major U.S. benchmark indices finished the regular session lower as market participants worried about whether the outcome of the U.S. debt ceiling talks would result in staving off…

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China dominates the solar power industry. The EU wants to change that

Germany was a pioneer in the solar power industry, but succumbed to competition from China. Now, Germany — and the European Union — are trying to revitalize the industry once again.

Insider UK

Slender uptick for Scottish retail sales in April

Scottish sales were 9.1% higher year-on-year, although that reduced to just 0.3% when inflation was taken into account

The New Daily

‘Credible case’ for budget pushing up inflation: Taylor

Angus Taylor says the federal budget will clearly add to inflation, as he delivers his first major assessment of Labor's second economic blueprint.

The New Daily

Tight jobs market underpins 3.7 per cent wages growth

Official wage growth has come in at 3.7 per cent on an annual basis as the competitive labour market keeps worker pay ticking up.

The Independent UK

Parliamentary schedule for Wednesday May 17

Parliamentary schedule for Wednesday May 17We will be covering the House of Commons and House of Lords throughout the day.All timings are approximate and subject to business.House of Commons:1130 Scotland questions1200 Prime Minister’s Question Time1245 A 10-minute rule motion on Artificial Intelligence (Regulation and Workers’ Rights)1300 Digital Markets, Competition and…

The Independent UK

Slender uptick for Scottish retail sales as inflation eats away at growth

In April, sales north of the border went up by just 0.3% last month once inflation was taken into account, the Scottish Retail Consortium said.

Fortune

The U.K. economist who told Brits to 'accept' being poorer apologizes—kind of

A top U.K. economist ruffled feathers with tactless remarks last month about inflation's primary cause.

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