Weekly UK money news in plain words for sixth-formers and aspiring financial analysts. Every number links to its source.https://youngeconomist.co.uk/en-gbhttps://youngeconomist.co.uk/news/2026-09-28/https://youngeconomist.co.uk/news/2026-09-28/The Bank of England now expects inflation to reach about 4.2% in early 2027, firms closed the accounts of 238,396 suspected money mules in 2025, and petrol hits 173p a litre. Plus a chart of government borrowing against forecast, and this week's interview question about the Budget.Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewshttps://youngeconomist.co.uk/news/2026-09-21/https://youngeconomist.co.uk/news/2026-09-21/The Bank of England holds at 3.75%, inflation ticks up to 3.1%, and two months in, what the buy-now-pay-later rules cover. Plus a Bank Rate chart since 2020 and this week's interview question.Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTNewshttps://youngeconomist.co.uk/blog/nearly-got-inflation-wrong/https://youngeconomist.co.uk/blog/nearly-got-inflation-wrong/CPI and CPIH sit side by side in the same ONS release. How I almost put the wrong one in a headline, and the habit that caught it.Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTBloghttps://youngeconomist.co.uk/explainers/first-payslip/https://youngeconomist.co.uk/explainers/first-payslip/Gross pay, income tax, National Insurance and pension, explained line by line, so the first one isn't a shock.Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTExplainerYour moneyhttps://youngeconomist.co.uk/explainers/index-funds/https://youngeconomist.co.uk/explainers/index-funds/Over 15 years, 90% of professionally picked funds investing in large US companies did worse than the S&P 500. Here is why picking winners is so hard.Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTExplainerInvestinghttps://youngeconomist.co.uk/explainers/inflation-ten-years/https://youngeconomist.co.uk/explainers/inflation-ten-years/Why 3% inflation turns a £10 lunch into £13.44 in ten years, and what that means for your savings.Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTExplainerEconomyhttps://youngeconomist.co.uk/explainers/short-squeeze-gamestop/https://youngeconomist.co.uk/explainers/short-squeeze-gamestop/In January 2021 GameStop's share price rose about 2,700% in three weeks. Here is the mechanism, and why the US regulator says a squeeze was only part of the story.Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTExplainerMarkets