Prices rose at annual rate of 2.1% last month, research suggests, as supply chain disruption continues.
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Food price rises highest since August 2020
Prices rose at annual rate of 2.1% last month, research suggests, as supply chain disruption continues.
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Food price rises highest since August 2020
Prices rose at annual rate of 2.1% last month, research suggests, as supply chain disruption continues.
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US sees strong jobs growth as wages edge higher
Employers took on 531,000 extra workers in October in a sign the economy is picking up.
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Bank of England sorry for rising cost of living
Governor Andrew Bailey says households are feeling the effects of growing inflation.
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Global food prices hit fresh 10-year high, UN says
Reduced harvests and supply chain disruptions are helping to push up the cost of food.
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Bank of England hints at future interest rate rise
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Food price rises highest since August 2020
Prices rose at annual rate of 2.1% last month, research suggests, as supply chain disruption continues.
![A waitress serving customers at a New York City restaurant](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20211109223000/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/1EA5/production/_118954870_gettyimages-1266672254.jpg)
US sees strong jobs growth as wages edge higher
Employers took on 531,000 extra workers in October in a sign the economy is picking up.
![Woman holding money and purse](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20211109223000/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/08A6/production/_121441220_money.jpg)
Bank of England sorry for rising cost of living
Governor Andrew Bailey says households are feeling the effects of growing inflation.
![Woman in field of wheat checking the quality.](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20211109223000/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/16002/production/_121441109_gettyimages-519696771.jpg)
Global food prices hit fresh 10-year high, UN says
Reduced harvests and supply chain disruptions are helping to push up the cost of food.
![Coal Fired Power Station in Winter](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20211109223000/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/670F/production/_121438362_gettyimages-1304209461.jpg)
Will cutting carbon push up prices?
Why Governor Andrew Bailey is watching carefully the impact of climate change on higher prices
![Bank of England building](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20211109223000/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/1327/production/_121430940_bankofenglandreuters.jpg)
Bank of England hints at future interest rate rise
The Bank signals it will raise interest rates in "coming months", but holds off on an immediate increase.
![Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20211109223000/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/3396/production/_120660231_gettyimages-1158902075.jpg)
US Fed to trim pandemic stimulus from this month
The US central bank will reduce the $120bn a month support introduced to help the economy through the crisis.
![A waitress serving customers at a New York City restaurant](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20211109223000/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/1EA5/production/_118954870_gettyimages-1266672254.jpg)
US sees strong jobs growth as wages edge higher
Employers took on 531,000 extra workers in October in a sign the economy is picking up.
![Woman holding money and purse](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20211109223000/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/08A6/production/_121441220_money.jpg)
Bank of England sorry for rising cost of living
Governor Andrew Bailey says households are feeling the effects of growing inflation.
![Woman in field of wheat checking the quality.](https://webcf.waybackmachine.org/web/20211109223000/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/{width}/cpsprodpb/16002/production/_121441109_gettyimages-519696771.jpg)
Global food prices hit fresh 10-year high, UN says
Reduced harvests and supply chain disruptions are helping to push up the cost of food.
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