UK inflation increases in July, driven by a surge in gas bills; oil prices rise again – business live
Context
Brent crude approaches $92 a barrel; Asian shares slump after Wall Street chip sell-off Scott Gardner, investment strategist at J.P. Morgan Personal Investing, described the rebound in UK inflation as a “warning shot for what could come next”. He explained: UK headline inflation jumped in July as the Ofgem energy price cap rise hit household bills. The increase was expected but marks a clear reversal from previous months when the headline rate was falling. Until now, the spike in global energy prices had been felt the most among motorists when filling up their vehicles at the petrol pump. July data shows that the inflationary impact of the US-Iran war is spreading as rising energy costs feed through into higher household bills. Continue reading...
What it means
Causal chain
No clear market signal
How to read a signal
- Severity
- the event's market impact, 1–5
- Direction
- ↑ / ↓ likely price move for the asset
- Exp. move
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- Conviction
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