ML-Implode News - Higher inflation and rising debt threaten millions in UK

Joanna Elson, chief executive of the Money Advice Trust, the charity that runs National Debtline, said: "The spectre of significantly higher inflation is a real concern. Many households have still not recovered from the last big squeeze on incomes in the aftermath of the financial crisis. The risk is that this new pressure on household budgets could tip many more people into financial difficulty.
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There are also signs that household debt is returning to highs not seen since the financial crisis. The British Bankers' Association has said that consumer credit is growing at the fastest rate in almost a decade, as record low interest rates fuel demand for personal loans and credit cards.

The US isn't much different; except in our case various structurally-rising costs and pass-through inflation from China are the aggravators...

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Higher inflation and rising debt threaten millions in UK