This is Money Podcast Inflation is back on target, so is life about to get easier?
Jun 21, 2024
45:10
Inflation is back on target at 2 per cent. After the spike into double-digits that triggered talk of a cost of living crisis and sent interest rates spiralling, we are now back at the Bank of England's target level.
So, is the great inflation panic over and is life about get easier?
Or will we be feeling the after effects of high inflation for years to come?
And what's going to happen to interest rates?
On this episode of the This is Money podcast, Georgie Frost, Helen Crane and Simon Lambert look at why inflation as come down and what happens next.
Plus, the couple who didn't get a Natiowide fairer share payout despite having £100,000 saved.
And finally, would you let your parents pay for you to go on holiday as an adult - or pay for your own adult kids to go with you?
The team look into the family time vs freeloading debate.
So, is the great inflation panic over and is life about get easier?
Or will we be feeling the after effects of high inflation for years to come?
And what's going to happen to interest rates?
On this episode of the This is Money podcast, Georgie Frost, Helen Crane and Simon Lambert look at why inflation as come down and what happens next.
Plus, the couple who didn't get a Natiowide fairer share payout despite having £100,000 saved.
And finally, would you let your parents pay for you to go on holiday as an adult - or pay for your own adult kids to go with you?
The team look into the family time vs freeloading debate.