Cutting the cost of your plastic
The amount that people in the UK spend on credit cards has increased dramatically in recent years. Last year, credit card spending reached a massive ?70 billion, followin...
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Online banks fight for their share
The battle of the internet banks is gathering pace with Cahoot making headline grabbing offers just days after Intelligent Finance went live.
The Abbey National offshoot...
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No need to be defensive
If Europe's Central Bank had been in charge of American interest rates, then the US economy might never have enjoyed the unprecedented growth of these past nine years. Th...
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Enjoy the pound's strength while it continues
Exchange rates are becoming a vital ingredient in investment decision-making. After the burst of strength in the dollar, which is unlikely to be reversed while further he...
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Editor's comment
High interest rates and inflation are anathema to both bond and equity markets. There are strong signs that interest rates are at or near the peak of the cycle in the UK ...
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Fed continues softly softly approach
The US Federal Reserve is poised to announce another interest rate rise tonight. The only question is: will it be a quarter or half point increase?
Until now, the Fed h...
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Good home sought
Savers looking for the best 'home' for their money will be reviewing the situation after base rates were kept on hold at 6 per cent last Thursday.
With the average inst...
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Hard-hit motorists get ton up warning
Latest figures from the AA show that the cost of car insurance policy has risen almost £100 in 12 months. The figures hammer home the need to shop around for the bes...
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Internet bank gets Egg on its face again
Egg, the internet bank, has apologised to a saver after his account was wrongly credited with more than £300,000 of phantom cash. Simon Bunn, 32, opened his account ...
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Euro sinks to new low
The impotence of Europe's policymakers to prop up the ailing single currency was demonstrated yesterday when the euro plunged to new record lows against the dollar within...
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