A spike in wholesale energy prices has fed into retail charges for businesses and households.

The Bank of England will deliver another bumper 50 basis points (bps) increase to borrowing costs next month but then slow the pace to a more regular 25 basis point rise in November before pausing, a Reuters poll forecast.

In Canada's remote north, residents have long paid dearly for food, and rising prices have worsened an already dire situation, exposing the vulnerability of one of the world's biggest exporters of grains and meat.

The UK housing market downturn that started in the 1980s saw prices fall in absolute terms for the first (recorded) time, and this continued until 1994.

Euro zone retail sales plunged in June and factory gate prices continued to rise, data showed on Wednesday.

UK households are cancelling streaming service subscriptions, citing the need to cut comforts to afford increasingly expensive necessities.

Japan's economy is likely to grow at a slower pace than previously thought throughout the rest of the fiscal year, a Reuters poll showed, as growing risks of a global economic slowdown and supply woes torment Japanese exporters.

Britain's biggest domestic lender Lloyds Banking Group contacted 2 million of its 26 million customers in May after identifying they could need extra support to cope with soaring food and energy prices and rising debt costs.

The basic idea is that the consistent ratcheting up of workers' pay to match inflation and cost of living increases leads to firms raising prices to protect their profit margins.

Item A on next British PM's agenda: inflation crisis

Britain faces an unsustainable debt burden more than three times its current level unless future governments raise taxes to fund increasing costs from an ageing population and falling revenue from taxation on motor fuel, a watchdog warned on Thursday.

The Bank of Japan is expected to raise its inflation forecast but maintain ultra-low interest rates at this month's policy meeting, sources say, as fears of a U.S.

Hopes that the Polish central bank's monetary policy tightening cycle may be nearing its end could be shattered by government policies aiming to support domestic demand and ease the pain of inflation in a pre-election year, economists say.

The monarch decided to bury the findings of an investigation into claims that the Duchess of Sussex bullied palace aides.

Buckingham Palace says lessons have been learned following a review into bullying allegations made by royal staff against Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, although it declined to give any details about the report's conclusions.

The fact that UK higher education is still significantly state-subsidised means, in effect, UK taxpayers continue to fund privately educated students during their university studies.

Because the cost of living is hitting people very urgently and directly. Food is a much bigger percentage of retail sales than other categories, and the cost is going up rapidly.

Inflation 'shock' punishes Eurozone economy in June: survey

Drivers around the world are tolerating record-high prices for road fuels, as mobility wins out for now over other spending in squeezed household budgets, data showed.

Unsurprisingly, the pandemic has also had a huge impact on the basket in recent years. In addition to antibacterial wipes, the 2022 basket refresh ditched suits, a longtime staple of the working wardrobe.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell used his first four years as the world's top central banker to reshape U.S.

Overall, the UK might be considered less than generous in the bank holiday stakes. Many countries in Europe have around 12 bank holidays, while the lucky citizens of Finland have 15.

The range of possible outcomes for growth and inflation is wide and the room for policy errors is very narrow.

The job focuses "on physical and technical security" and coordination with the MET Police, Homeland Security, and the Home Office.

The world's biggest economic powers, the United States and China, have not been spared from the economic impact of Omicron.

The couple regularly accompany each other at their royal engagements to show support, and keep the same attitude at their home.

The last time Kate was MIA for a long duration was when she was on a holiday with her husband in Wales last year.

While never meant to be permanent, the benefits were reauthorized twice, most recently in the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan enacted by President Joe Biden

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have been relaxing at home since the birth of their daughter.

Clooney ended up on his knee for 20 minutes after his sudden proposal, waiting for Amal to say yes.