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Inflation drops to 3.4%: how long before we're all better off?

<a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/business/inflation-falls-february-consumer-price-index-cpi-interest-rates-mortgages-b1146406.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fastest 12-month fall in inflation since 1978</a>. <a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/inflation-falls-tax-cut-national-insurance-chancellor-election-b1146412.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chancellor Jeremy Hunt hints at further National Insurance cuts</a>. When will the Bank of England cut interest rates? Financial journalist <a href="https://twitter.com/MJJHunter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michael Hunter</a> explains how significant the latest drop in inflation is, and what it means for our pockets. In this episode: How significant is this drop in inflation?What has caused it?How soon could the BoE cut interest rates?Why falling inflation doesn’t mean an imminent drop in prices Follow us<a href="https://twitter.com/EveningStandard" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> on X</a> or<a href="https://www.threads.net/@evening.standard" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> on Threads</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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