New business rate to go to councils
Gordon Brown will make a significant gesture today towards greater local autonomy when he announces that he is willing to see councils retain up to £1bn extra fundin...
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Village with a work ethic ... and low rates of pay
Good grief! Is it really?" asked Edward Roberts, clerk of Cerrigydrudion community council, when he heard that Uwchaled was the hardest-working place in England and Wales...
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US jobless rate hits 9-year high
Unemployment in the US jumped to a nine-year high last month, shattering hopes that the world's largest economy has turned the corner.
The dollar sank and shares on Wal...
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Economic crisis' forces German call for lower rates
Gerhard Schröder was last night piling pressure on the European Central Bank for deeper cuts in interest rates after one of Germany's leading thinktanks warned that ...
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Why is Halifax associated with a credit card offering loan-shark rates?
Q I received a mailshot inviting me to apply with confidence for a new Aqua credit card, even if I have previous arrears or county court judgements, am self-employed, am ...
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Slow high street sales prompt rate cut speculation
A disappointing retail sales survey today raised expectations of an interest rate cut next week.
According to the CBI's monthly survey of the retail sector, sales growth...
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Nationwide cuts overdraft rate
Britain's biggest building society, Nationwide, today announced that it will be cutting its authorised overdraft interest rate to a market-leading low of 6.75%.
The new ...
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US interest rates cut to 45-year low
The Federal Reserve last night signalled that it would not risk Japanese-style deflation gripping the world's biggest economy when it cut interest rates in the United Sta...
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Ready (to go) Eddie's parting shot on fixed-rate loans
Sir Eddie George, departing governor of the Bank of England, yesterday warned the government against forcing British homeowners into fixed-rate mortgages to smooth the wa...
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Rate cut expected in US
The only doubt in the minds of many economic forecasters is not if the US central bank will cut interest rates this week but by how much.
The Federal Reserve's open mar...
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