MPC ready to counter downturn with rate cut
The Bank of England is ready to cut interest rates if the global economy weakens, with even hawks on its rate setting committee convinced that the risks of a slowdown are...
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Suicide rates tend to rise under Tory rule
Suicide rates have tended to rise in the UK when a Conservative government has been in power during the last 100 years, with the big exception of Edward Heath's 1970-74 a...
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Bank 'considered lowering rates
The Bank of England considered lowering interest rates earlier this month, but decided that such a move would be premature, it emerged today.
Minutes for the September 4...
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Factory gloom raises rate cut fears
The failure of Britain's battered manufacturing sector to recover from June's record plunge raised fears yesterday that the economy will require new cuts in interest rate...
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Rates held in face of falling markets
Pressure was mounting on the Bank of England to cut borrowing costs yesterday after its rate-setting committee shrugged off renewed jitters about the health of the world ...
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Engineers call for rates cut
An engineering federation today called on the Bank of England to cut interest rates by a quarter point when it meets tomorrow, in order to protect the sector from renewed...
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Lower personal loan rates on offer
There was good news this week for anyone looking for a personal loan, with both Tesco Personal Finance and Goldfish launching low rates.
Tesco has cut its rates for onl...
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IVF success rate 'variable
There are wide variations in success rates for treating infertility across the UK, with chances of achieving a live birth from a treatment cycle at IVF clinics ranging fr...
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British and US data spell likely rate cuts
UK consumers are less keen to hit the shops than at any time for three and a half years, a survey showed yesterday, raising fears that households could be about to put th...
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Case is growing for a rate cut, says CBI
Britain's leading employers' organisation yesterday said the case was growing for a cut in interest rates to stimulate the flagging economy after cutting its forecast for...
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