Proactive Investors - Shop price inflation has eased for the fifth consecutive month to its lowest rate since last August. Prices were 5.2% higher in October than a year earlier, a sharp fall from September's 6.2% figure, according to the British Retail ...

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It's not just the Fed driving the stock market anymore

With markets largely in agreement that the Fed is near the end of its hiking cycle, other events are becoming meaningful again to stock investors.

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Sharp rise in UK firms at risk of going bust, insolvency data shows

The number of businesses in "critical distress" is on the rise as many battle with higher prices and lower demand.

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Reviving UK stock markets would give us a much-needed home win

Jeremy Hunt unveiled plans to reform Britain’s ailing stock markets. In that Mansion House speech, the chancellor signalled that final decisions

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Three Charts That Explain the UK Housing Market

Looking at wider markets — the FTSE 100 is up around 0.7% at 7,340. Gold is down around 0.5% at $1,995 an ounce, and oil (as measured by Brent crude) is down around 1.2% at $89.40 a barrel. The pound is flat against the US dollar at $1.213.

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