The consumer price index was rose 2.4% in February 2026, above policymakers' target, economists said. War in Iran complicates the picture.

The latest rate, which covers the year to January, is a drop from the previous 3.4% - but it remains above the Bank of England's 2% target.

A steep jump in the cost of air travel, cigarettes and live entertainment helped push up the UK’s overall inflation rate last month, despite price rises slowing for everyday groceries such as butter ...

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Swiss inflation edged up in the final month of 2025, likely alleviating the pressure on the country’s central bank to cut rates below zero. Annual consumer-price inflation climbed to 0.1% in December ...

Switzerland could see its inflation rate fall below zero again this year but even a few months of that wouldn’t be a problem, Swiss National Bank President Martin Schlegel said. Speaking to Francine ...

ZURICH, Dec 3 (Reuters) - The Swiss National Bank will stick to its 0% interest policy next week and well into 2026 rather than opting for negative rates, economists said on Wednesday, despite ...

The Bank of England will likely deliver a pre-Christmas interest-rate cut on Thursday as concerns shift away from inflation and toward the UK’s struggling economy and jobs market. Traders and ...

The consumer price index eased in January but inflation was still elevated for many consumer necessities, economists said.