inflation Archives - Philip J Milton & Company Plc https://www.miltonpj.net/tag/inflation/ North Devon's Leading Wealth Managers Wed, 11 Feb 2026 13:40:10 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://www.miltonpj.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/PJMCO-Site-Image-4-100x100.png inflation Archives - Philip J Milton & Company Plc https://www.miltonpj.net/tag/inflation/ 32 32 Some growth but inflation bites https://www.miltonpj.net/2026/01/30/small-uk-growth-but-inflation-bites/ Fri, 30 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=12178 It’s been good to see some economic growth with an unexpected 0.3% figure in November. Services and production rose and construction fell. The results at least counter some of the previous slippage but won’t be giving a great annualised figure regardless – but all helping.  Likewise, whilst we read a colossal 700,000 graduates are unemployed, […]

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]]> Uncertainty and wobbles on global stage https://www.miltonpj.net/2025/10/23/growth-slows-amid-global-uncertainty/ Thu, 23 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=12055 Some really positive news from the Middle East at last. Whatever you think of him, well done President Trump for being the catalyst – time to move onto Russia in earnest now.  Let us hope that this awful conflict will also be over very soon now. Sadly, economically at home, unemployment rises, wage growth slows, […]

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]]> Savings, tax and stocks to hold? https://www.miltonpj.net/2025/09/08/savings-tax-and-what-stocks-should-you-hold/ Mon, 08 Sep 2025 13:38:45 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11985 Last week we were greeted with even higher inflation figures, apparently fuelled by higher aviation costs though primarily the problem remains reaction to the Government’s increases in Minimum Wage, National Insurance and other business costs and taxes. Curiously, at the same time the cost of oil and gas has been very weak but not filtering-through […]

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]]> ‘Unexpected’ inflation really wasn’t https://www.miltonpj.net/2025/07/26/inflation-rise-is-not-unexpected/ Sat, 26 Jul 2025 15:35:20 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11913 So we have been greeted with an ‘unexpected’ 3.6% inflation and unemployment rising at the same time that vacancies are diminishing (the lowest since Covid). Anyone reading these eshots and realising the increases in costs on employers would not have seen these two things as ‘unexpected’ at all.  Indeed, perhaps the Government should subscribe to […]

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]]> Inflation remains stubborn https://www.miltonpj.net/2025/07/01/inflation-stays-stubbornly-high/ Tue, 01 Jul 2025 14:41:02 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11884 So, inflation remain stubbornly high at 3.4% despite people not feeling especially confident about spending. So much of our outgoings now go towards ‘tax’ of course and we don’t have any control over that (but government does)… So businesses and organisations are obliged to increase their prices to cover increased costs (especially employment but including […]

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]]> Inflation slows but is it the calm before the storm? https://www.miltonpj.net/2025/04/23/inflation-slow-calm-before-the-storm/ Wed, 23 Apr 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11811 While the news inflation slowed in March to 2.6% is welcome and an interest rate cut is widely expected next month, it may simply be a brief glow of light to ward off the spectre of ‘stagflation’ a little longer. The recent quakes from Trump’s tariffs have subsided for now and some analysts are upbeat […]

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]]> What does US inflation mean for the UK? https://www.miltonpj.net/2025/02/26/will-us-inflation-hit-the-uk/ Wed, 26 Feb 2025 12:48:34 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11701 Inflation in the United States rose more than expected last month to 3% – exactly the same rate as here in the UK, funnily enough! ‘Unpredictable’ best describes the start of Donald Trump’s presidency as his proposed tariffs on imported goods look likely to push up prices for American consumers. The rate of inflation ‘over […]

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]]> Are Cash ISAs under threat from the Chancellor? https://www.miltonpj.net/2025/02/19/are-cash-isas-under-threat/ Wed, 19 Feb 2025 14:00:41 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11670 Regular readers of this column will know we are not entirely (or certainly not universally) in favour of Cash ISAs simply because the balance of interest rates versus inflation means you can effectively be ‘losing’ money by having many thousands sat in an ISA ‘doing nothing’ as well as letting inflation eat it away. Saving […]

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]]> Is ‘stagflation’ looming and what can you do about it? https://www.miltonpj.net/2025/02/12/are-we-heading-for-stagflation/ Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:21:28 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11665 Interest rates have been cut to 4.5% as expected but with low economic growth, higher unemployment and price rises, some analysts fear we are heading for a period of ‘stagflation’. First coined in the 1960s, the term simply means economic stagnation on the one hand and inflation on the other, which is neither beneficial to […]

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]]> Trump inauguration and UK economy https://www.miltonpj.net/2025/01/21/trump-sworn-in-uk-economy/ Tue, 21 Jan 2025 13:55:42 +0000 https://www.miltonpj.net/?p=11612 Well, despite record low temperatures for a presidential inauguration so the event is moved inside, over here spring is in the air with new bird song, Albert the Peacock’s beautiful train almost complete, bulbs are showing and snow drops are emerging. Let us hope for good things to come and a great summer! In the […]

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