Rate hold fuels City speculation
Managing an economy which is going in two completely different directions is no easy task, as the Bank of England's deputy governor Mervyn King admitted recently.
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Industry pleads for rate cut to head off recession
Britain's industrial leaders yesterday urged the bank of England to cut the cost of borrowing again this week to prevent a full-blown recession in manufacturing spilling ...
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How to find the cheapest rate
Some lenders, including Lloyds TSB and Royal Bank of Scotland, offer better rates to internet customers than they do to people who apply in person at a branch or over the...
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Infant death rate near worst in EU
Britain has the second highest infant mortality rate in the EU, according to figures published yesterday by the office of national statistics suggesting a failure to keep...
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Fed cuts rates for sixth time
The US Federal Reserve last night cut interest rates for the sixth time this year in its continuing battle to keep the American economy from sliding into recession.
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Fed cuts US rates by 0.25%
The US Federal Reserve Board today cut interest rates by 0.25% to 3.75%, the lowest since April 18, 1994, amid increasing signs that America is already in recession.
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Shipman death rate 'too high' since 1978
Serial killer Harold Shipman was signing abnormally high numbers of patients' death certificates 20 years before he was arrested for murder.
Richard Baker, of Leicester...
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Inflation fears hit rate cut hopes
Hopes that the Bank of England could cut borrowing costs again for Britain's 11m homeowners receded last night when the Bank's deputy governor warned of rising inflationa...
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Bank puts interest rates on hold
The Bank of England was coming under pressure from industry and unions last night for post-election cuts in interest rates after the eve of polling day meeting of its mon...
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Retail sales grow at fastest rate for five years
Spending in Britain's high streets rose at its sharpest rate for five years last month as a combination of warmer weather and rising incomes boosted demand, retailers sai...
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