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Inflation continues to fall but expect an April rebound due to across-the-board bill hikes

The unexpectedly large fall came due to cheaper fuel and games costs – and was helped by the late timing of Easter. It's meant more interest rate cuts are expected this year.

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Inflation surprisingly continues to fall but expect an April rebound due to across the board bill hikes

The unexpectedly large fall came due to cheaper fuel and games costs – and was helped by the late timing of Easter. It's meant more interest rate cuts are expected this year.

Analysis
Analysis
China’s economy surges, but tariffs effect is yet to be seen

Despite strong growth figures, exports account for a fifth of China's economy and given the fact that consumer confidence domestically is sluggish, there will be a significant tariffs hit to come.
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‘Likely’ British Steel will be nationalised, says business secretary Jonathan Reynolds

Jonathan Reynolds, speaking to reporters in Scunthorpe, said that nationalisation was the “likely option at this stage”.

Playtech to name former DAZN exec Gleasure as next chairman

John Gleasure will be named on Wednesday as the successor to Brian Mattingley, weeks before the gambling technology company pays out a special dividend worth up to £1.5bn, Sky News learns.
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Sir Alan Bates urges victims of Post Office scandal to take govt to court over compensation delays

Sir Alan Bates suggested victims of the Horizon scandal could be waiting until 2027 for all their claims to be settled – a forecast the government disputed – and told them it was time to go to court.
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Financier Truell prints new offer in battle for banknote firm De La Rue

Edi Truell's Pension SuperFund Capital has contacted De La Rue with a revised 132.17p-a-share offer for the Bank of England's currency printer, Sky News learns.
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De La Rue Bank Note

Wage growth slows in boost to hope for interest rate cut – ONS

While wage growth is “strong” there are signs of caution among employers as the number of job vacancies fell to pre-pandemic levels for the first time since 2021.
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Race against time to keep Scunthorpe steel furnaces alive as raw materials to be delivered today

There had been concern that the coking coal and iron ore needed to keep the blast furnaces running may not have arrived before they started to cool down – after which it becomes extremely difficult to start them up again.
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British Steel's Scunthorpe plant. Pic: REUTERS/Dominic Lipinski

Bank of England currency printer De La Rue maps sale to buyout firm Atlas

The 212 year-old company, which has been listed in London since the 1940s, is to recommend a 130p-a-share offer from US-based buyout firm Atlas Holdings, Sky News learns.