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Inflation jump paves the way for more interest rate pain
3 minutes Posted Apr 29, 2026 at 6:00 am.
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Inflation has jumped to its highest point since 2023, rising to 4.6 per cent in the year to March. Plus, a Californian judge blasts Meta’s “wilful ignorance” and Donald Trump hosts King Charles and Queen Camilla at the White House. 

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