What do the latest inflation figures mean for our finances for the rest of 2024? This is Money podcast

This week, the consumer price index for inflation rose slightly to 2.2 percent.

But what does this mean for future decisions on the base rate, and therefore also for mortgage interest rates and savings interest rates?

This week Lee Boyce and Georgie Frost discuss the latest inflation figures and what the rest of the year holds for the economy.

Meanwhile, experts are predicting a busier housing market this fall. But why are they so sure?

And be careful if you plan to pick up your children during school hours: you could face hefty fines. This is the first change to the system since 2013.

Is it fair that parents are fined for taking their children on holiday? And should there be a better system?

We look at the winners and losers of the supermarket sector over the past decade. Just how bad did Asda do?

And our reporter Angharad Carrick visits West London’s Tesco to test out its new anti-shoplifting measures. Is it any good?

We also discuss Aliexpress… and the bargains that are almost too good to be true…