Bank sees no need to explain rate rise
The Bank of England was in non-communicative mood yesterday when it put up rates for the fourth time in six months. It told the waiting world that the cost of borrowing w...
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Dismay as interest rates rise to 6%
Fears of an inflationary boom prompted the Bank of England to raise rates yesterday to 6%, to the dismay of business and homeowners.
Industry leaders immediately called...
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Union leader joins euro row as rate rise looms
Union leader Bill Morris, who is sceptical about the euro will confront pro-single currency colleagues and businessmen today at the Labour Party local government conferen...
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Extending 10p rate to savings income will benefit 2.5m
More than 2.5m people will pay up to £150 less tax following the decision to extend the 10p tax band to savings income. The change was hailed by the government as ...
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Rising interest rates
There are plenty of stories around to prepare children for the imminent arrival of a new baby, but not many "tell-it-like-it-is" fact books. The Truth About Babies (Oxfor...
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Up go rates in Euroland
The European Central Bank yesterday ordered its first rise in interest rates since it took over running monetary policy in the 11-country eurozone at the beginning of the...
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Markets expect ECB rate rise
Europe's financial markets are braced for a rise in euro-zone interest rates later today, although opinion is divided over whether the increase will be 0.25 or 0.5 percen...
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Harefield launches death rates inquiry
Harefield hospital launched an immediate inquiry yesterday after a league table measuring poor performance in cardiac surgery said it had a higher than average death rate...
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Rate changes 'a waste of time
The Bank of England's handling of the economy, credited with averting a return to boom and bust, is challenged today by one of the country's top economic think tanks whic...
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Crime rates don't matter. Fear of being a victim does
Crime is not like the weather, Jack Straw said somewhat shirtily on the Today programme yesterday, as the annual crime figures were published. No minister likes to admit ...
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