prices are rising faster than they have done for a0 years in the uk. the bank of england says the recent increases in energy hills, which are set to be three times more than they were a year ago, will drive inflation the rate at which prices rise even higher, to 13%. uk inflation hit that a0 year high injune, reaching 9.a%. july s figures are released in a few hours and there is a real chance that headline uk inflation could hit double figures. joining me now is liz martins, uk economist, hsbc welcome and it is good to have you on the programme. what do you on the programme. what do you think? do you think we will hit double digits today and if so how significant is that? that is our forecast that we get to exactly 10% year on year injuly and some of our fellow economists don t think it is quite that bad they say nine point 8% perhaps but 9.8, ten, these are incredible figures that even a few months ago we would have found hard to believe. yesterday we had the labour mark
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Thatis time there is an outbreak and that is having massive economic impact. the chinese leadership has set a growth target of 5.5% for the year but according to many economists who are lowering their forecasts that target looks increasingly ambitious, especially after the june quarter, china narrowly avoided an economic contraction. thank you. let s get some of the day s other news. apple has reportedly told its employees to return to the office for at least three days a week, starting from september. according to the financial times, ceo tim cook says the move will preserve the in person collaboration that is so essential to company culture. the tech titan had announced a similar plan last year but then postponed the original date due to rising covid cases. walmart is considered a bellwetherfor the us economy. the company reported better than expected sales, driven largely by consumers buying groceries and other essentials. but their profits got smaller compared to the same time la