Car mechanics overtake barristers' hourly rate
Visiting a garage can prove costlier than you think, according to new research today which reveals that the average car mechanic often charges more an hour than a doctor ...
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Drop in inflation increases chances of rate cut
The prospects for a cut in interest rates were boosted yesterday by figures showing that inflation had unexpectedly fallen below the Bank of England's target rate last mo...
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Rates must fall soon, so take out a tracker
Interest rates might not have fallen last week, but Cash is reliably informed that four out of nine members of the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee voted in favo...
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English sexual infection rates highest in UK
Rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are higher in England than in the rest of the UK, but rates in Scotland and Wales are growing twice as fast, researchers s...
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Call for rate cut as sales burst peters out
Retailers today call on the Bank of England to cut interest rates this week after the latest snapshot of consumer activity showed the burst of spending in the new year sa...
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Rates on hold despite retail slump
High street retailers basking in the glow of a better-than-expected Christmas will come crashing back down to earth this week.
Figures published on Tuesday by the Britis...
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Greenspan bows out with final rise in interest rates
Alan Greenspan last night marked the end of his eighteen and a half-year stint at the helm of the Federal Reserve with an increase in interest rates designed to prevent h...
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Bank majority kept rates unchanged
A member of the Bank of England's monetary policy committee broke ranks with his colleagues when he voted for a cut in interest rates for the second month running, it eme...
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Switchers feed credit card rate increases
Credit card customers of two of the UK's largest retailers are to see the rate they pay on their borrowing increase, despite the bank base rate remaining unchanged since ...
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Unemployment rate rises to 5%
The UK labour market showed further signs of weakening today with the publication of figures showing that the number of people looking for work jumped by 111,000 in the t...
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