Shy shoppers may negate early rate rise
The likelihood of an early rise in interest rates faded today as retail sales continued to flag at the start of the year.
According to the Office for National Statistics...
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Low rates mean long-term liabilities
Over the past decade we have become used to interest rates and inflation being very low. Rates seen at the time of Black Wednesday in 1992 of 12%-15% seem unreal compared...
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Marriage rate to decline
The number of people prepared to spend £20,000 on getting married is to fall over the next 25 years, according to statistics released yesterday.
The proportion of m...
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Bank pegs rates at 4.75% while waiting for clearer signals
The Bank of England yesterday left interest rates unchanged at 4.75% for the seventh consecutive month amid conflicting data on the economy.
The Bank has hinted recentl...
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Ministers hail fall in MRSA rates
The health secretary, John Reid, moved last night to check growing public concern over rates of MRSA infection in Britain's hospital system when he revealed that reforms ...
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Bank urged to hold interest rates
Estate agents today warned that a rise in interest rates could be the "straw that breaks the camel's back" for the housing market, with activity already at low levels and...
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Heart surgery death rates published
Twenty-five surgeons from north-west England publish their individual mortality rates for heart operations today, setting a precedent for other doctors who are under pres...
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CBI stokes talk of interest rate rise in spring
The CBI last night prompted fresh speculation in the City about a spring increase in interest rates when it reported that strong demand for labour was adding to inflation...
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Minutes show pressure building for rate rise
The prospects of a rise in interest rates strengthened today as Bank of England minutes disclosed that a policy maker voted to raise borrowing costs earlier this month.
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Bank of England 'dove' hints at interest rate rise
A sign that interest rates may rise again emerged yesterday as a Bank of England rate-setter said only uncertainty about consumer spending held the Bank back this month. ...
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