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UK Inflation Rise Sharpens Cost-of-Living Crisis Worries

Unexpected jump complicates rate cut expectations

16 July 2025 · 23:47 UTC

An unexpected rise in UK inflation has renewed fears over the country’s cost-of-living crisis, with policymakers facing difficult choices as elevated food and fuel costs put pressure on households and complicate interest rate plans.