Inflation rise dents hopes of rate cut
Pre-Christmas price increases by furniture retailers caused an unexpected blip in inflation last month, denting hopes of more cuts to the cost of borrowing, figures revea...
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Exporters take heart from rate cuts and pound's fall, says survey
Interest rate cuts and the sinking pound gave exporters the biggest boost to confidence in more than six years in the run-up to Christmas, a survey shows today.
In the...
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Curious case of rate-cut tigers turned pussycats
Why the pussyfooting? After cutting interest rates aggressively by 0.5 percentage points in November and December, the Bank of England's monetary policy committee reverte...
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Premium rate phone lines ring up £1.6bn
Premium rate phone lines will rake in £1.6bn this year, according to a report out today.
The sector's regulator, ICSTIS, said that services including company helpli...
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Nikkei rallies after Fed rate move
Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average jumped 2.54% today, closing the day up 384.03 points at 15,505.18. This is the first time it has broken through the 15,500 barr...
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Handcuffs are included in the room rate, sir
I've packed some light reading, a toilet roll (just in case), a towel and an electric toothbrush. My guide and interpreter Evija said nothing else is needed for a night i...
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Death rate is three times higher among Aboriginal children
The death rate among Aboriginal children is nearly three times higher than among non-indigenous infants, according to a study of Australian health trends published yester...
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Jobless rate hits 5.3%
The unemployment rate hit its highest level in three and half years in April while earnings growth remained subdued, official data shows today.
The Office for National S...
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Profitability rises at fastest rate for 10 years
Britain's banks, insurers and stockbrokers enjoyed a bumper end to 2005 and the good times should continue, according to a survey today.
The CBI-PricewaterhouseCoopers f...
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Spain's abortion rate soars
The annual number of abortions in Spain has nearly doubled in the last decade, prompting calls for improved sex education in schools.
About 85,000 Spanish women terminat...
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