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Coverage dated June 18, 2024

UK inflation slows to central bank's 2% target

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British inflation slowed in May to the central bank's two-percent target, official data showed Wednesday, boosting Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's struggling

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  1. CNN

    Inflation is finally back at 2% in the UK. Here’s why rate cuts are still ‘off the table’ (opens CNN)

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    UK inflation slowed to 2% in May, falling to the Bank of England’s target for the first time in nearly three years as food price rises eased sharply.

  2. Digital Journal

    UK inflation slows to central bank's 2% target (opens Digital Journal)

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    British inflation slowed in May to the central bank's two-percent target, official data showed Wednesday, boosting Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's struggling

  3. NBC Los Angeles

    UK inflation falls to Bank of England's 2% target ahead of elections (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    The Office for National Statistics released inflation figures for May on Wednesday.

  4. WFMZ Allentown

    With election looming, UK's governing Conservatives seize on inflation fall to 2% target (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    Inflation in the U.K. has returned to the Bank of England’s target rate of 2% for the first time in nearly three years. The development that has been seized on

  5. Daily Journal

    UK inflation falls to Bank of England's 2% target rate for first time in nearly 3 years (opens Daily Journal)

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    LONDON (AP) — Inflation in the U.K. returned to the Bank of England’s target rate of 2% for the first time in nearly three years, official figures showed Wednesday, a development that has been seized on by the governing Conservative Party that its economic plan is “working” ahead of the July 4 elect…

  6. Washington Times

    U.K. inflation falls to Bank of England’s 2% target rate for first time in nearly 3 years (opens Washington Times)

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    Inflation in the U.K. returned to the Bank of England's target rate of 2% for the first time in nearly three years, official figures showed Wednesday, a development that has been seized on by the governing Conservative Party that its economic plan is "working" ahead of the July 4 election.

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