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 inflation held steady at 3% in February before energy shock Ruth Gregory, UK economist at Capital Economics, said inflation could now peak at about 4.6 per cent in the fourth quarter, deepening the challenge facing rate-setters at the BoE. “With the energy... 25th March 2026 · Financial Times
UK borrowing overshot in February before Middle East turmoil Ruth Gregory, deputy chief UK economist at Capital Economics, said: “The combination of some energy price support and pressures from the weakening economy may soon put borrowing back on an upward... 20th March 2026 · Financial Times
Spring statement 2026: what could Rachel Reeves announce? Even so, economists will be able to work out for themselves how the government is faring and Gregory reckons that there will be a small rise in the government’s headroom to about £24 billion. A... 20th February 2026 · The Times
