15th January 2025 About half of the drop in services inflation was driven by airfares, according to Ruth Gregory of Capital Economics. Airfares growth was the third-weakest for a December on record. View article
UK borrowing falls in early boost for new chancellor John Healey Ruth Gregory, deputy chief UK economist at Capital Economics, said: “There’s no escaping the fact that the public finances are fragile and that there is limited scope for extra borrowing.” 21st July 2026 · The Times
UK public finances weather Iran war, Andy Burnham to be told Midway through May the combination of weaker real GDP growth, expectations of higher inflation and interest rates and a jump in gilt yields was set to carve more than £10bn off the headroom to about... 2nd July 2026 · Financial Times
Bank of England should hold interest rates, City AM Shadow MPC says Capital Economics analyst Ruth Gregory agreed that there was risk in the public’s view of the Bank of England as policymakers “won’t want to be criticised for raising rates too late and too slowly”... 16th June 2026 · City AM
