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unemployment is rising and wage growth is at its weakest for more than five years. The Bank’s monetary policy committee (MPC) will have to decide whether to raise interest rates next month
UK to 5.5% this year. Last week the Office for National Statistics put the rate of unemployment at 4.9% in February but said it expected that to climb because of the conflict. The bank
interest rates to slow the pace of price rises. IMF chief economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas told the BBC a prolonged conflict would lead to spiralling inflation, push up unemployment and lead to food insecurity
interest rate decision on 30 April. Economists expect the Bank to keep the base rate on hold at 3.75%. The Iran war began on 28 February, meaning the jobs data does not reflect
interest rates – its main weapon in tackling inflation – despite policymakers voting to keep borrowing costs on hold last week. The Bank’s governor, Andrew Bailey, said last week: “The longer this problem goes
interesting too. I can’t promise to reply to them all, but I will try to reply to as many as I can, either BTL or sometimes in the blog. Unemployment in the UK
unemployment at 4.9% in February](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/21/uk-enemployment-rate-pay-growth-ons-interest-rates) but said it expected that to climb because of the conflict. The bank also said that increases in energy prices – the price of oil is currently
UK-based Zimbabwean Nyashadzashe Nguwo, an Africa market entry and global expansion adviser, said many people like Mutisi are relocating to Zimbabwe due to what he described as a combination of emotional and lifestyle-driven
impact of the Middle East conflict. Hospitality and leisure firms have been faring particularly badly because of shaky consumer confidence, and rising taxes and staff costs, according to research by the restructuring company Begbies Traynor
unemployment to hit 5.8% by the middle of 2027, up from the current [five-year high of 5.2%](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/feb/17/uk-unemployment-rate-ons-interest-rates), with almost 250,000 more people losing their jobs because of the crisis
impact of the Iran war. The Bank’s rate-setting monetary policy committee (MPC) voted to leave borrowing costs on hold at noon on Thursday, after its latest rate-setting meeting. The vote
unemployment was falling. The hits to the UK population range from the relatively trivial to the potentially terrifying. London house prices have tumbled as sellers become nervous and buyers sit tight, but some observers have
interest rate on a fixed mortgage does not change until the deal expires, usually after two or five years, and a new one is chosen to replace it. In its report, the Bank
impact the global prices. A lower rate of inflation does not mean prices are falling across the board, but that prices are rising more slowly than previously. The drop in inflation occurred despite
impact of the US-Israel war with Iran, which has put up energy and fuel costs around the world. The Bank moves interest rates up and down to try to keep inflation on track