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Annual consumer price inflation in the UK rose to 3.5% in September 2026, its highest since October 2025, from 3.1% in August, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.

Andrew Hauser says central bank faces ‘hard choices’ as it looks to balance risks of entrenched inflation with desire to protect labour market

Inflation in the Euro area reached 3.8% in September 2026, up from 3.2% in August, according to European Central Bank (ECB) estimates. Values vary, with Lithuania leading at 6.1%, followed by Bulgaria (5.6%) and Luxembourg and Cyprus at 5.2%. Malta recorded the lowest increase at 2.4%.

US inflation accelerated last month as petrol, clothing and airfares became more expensive, adding pressure on households just a few weeks before the midterm elections.

The President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, will face the snap elections on 29 November hoping that the strong economic figures that have marked much of his time in office will help him overcome a widespread feeling across the country: macro-level growth is not enough.