Why UK Inflation Is Sticking Above Europe in 2026

Episode 97 of The Global Economy Podcast. While Eurozone inflation has fallen to 2.2%, UK CPI remains stuck at 3.4%. Lucas and Luna explore why the UK is an inflation outlier in 2026. They break down three structural factors: sticky services inflation from the UK's labour market, the lagged pass-through of energy price caps, and the impact of Brexit-related trade frictions. Specific data includes the 4.4% UK services inflation vs 3.1% in the Eurozone, and the 57,000 US payrolls miss that contrasts with UK labour tightness. Plus, a subtle donation segment tied to understanding economic divergence. #UKInflation #ServicesInflation #BankOfEngland #EuropeanCentralBank #BrexitTrade #LabourMarket #EnergyPriceCap #InflationDifferential #MonetaryPolicy #CoreCPI #GlobalEconomy #Economics #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #EconomicData #CentralBanking #UKServicesCPI #EurozoneInflation Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo