{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/9475d117-fcd4-4915-a6f3-923941e7aa0d/65fafe004876ab0016a210d8?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Inflation drops to 3.4%: how long before we're all better off?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba05fc1a8cbed4343cf0e6/1710948353080-05b423c859f8b61f9739e471e2341aee.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><a href=\"https://www.standard.co.uk/business/inflation-falls-february-consumer-price-index-cpi-interest-rates-mortgages-b1146406.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Fastest 12-month fall in inflation since 1978</a>. <a href=\"https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/inflation-falls-tax-cut-national-insurance-chancellor-election-b1146412.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Chancellor Jeremy Hunt hints at further National Insurance cuts</a>. When will the Bank of England cut interest rates? Financial journalist <a href=\"https://twitter.com/MJJHunter\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Hunter</a> explains how significant the latest drop in inflation is, and what it means for our pockets. In this episode:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>How significant is this drop in inflation?</li><li>What has caused it?</li><li>How soon could the BoE cut interest rates?</li><li>Why falling inflation doesn’t mean an imminent drop in prices</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Follow us<a href=\"https://twitter.com/EveningStandard\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> on X</a> or<a href=\"https://www.threads.net/@evening.standard\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> on Threads</a>.</p>","author_name":"The Evening Standard"}