Bank of England leaves rates at 4%
The Bank of England today left interest rates unchanged at 4% for the eighth month running against a background of market turmoil and signs of a consumer slowdown.
Altho...
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City rules out rate rise as spree ends
The City was last night ruling out an early rise in interest rates after new figures showed signs that the consumer boom may be running out of steam. Sales on the nation'...
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Bank makes the right rate decision
You may not have realised it but yesterday you were probably well over ?1,000 poorer by the end of the day.
That is the amount lost - on average - by every working pers...
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Save up to 55% on national call rates* for your business
When you're starting your own business, costs seem to come out of thin air. Even straightforward expenses such as the telephone bill can be loaded with hidden charges tha...
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UK cancer survival rates 'worst in Europe
Cancer sufferers in the UK have the worst survival record in the developed world, according to a major survey published today.
The study by market analysts Datamonitor ...
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House price boom fuels rate rise fears
House prices continued to rise sharply in June, leading surveys will show this week.
Statistics from Halifax Bank of Scotland and Nationwide Building Society will add t...
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Brown: I'll back Bank over rates
The chancellor, Gordon Brown, today said he would support the Bank of England should it decide to raise interest rates to dampen inflationary pressures in the rest of the...
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Lenders urge Bank to raise rates
Mortgage lenders yesterday urged the Bank of England to raise interest rates in a pre-emptive strike on Britain's overheating housing market to prevent the boom turning i...
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Stars take Equity rates in Dylan film
A host of Hollywood stars are to take a pay cut to appear in Bob Dylan's new film Masked and Anonymous.
Penelope Cruz, Jessica Lange, Jeff Bridges, Christian Slater, Joh...
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Bank warns of interest rate rise
The Bank of England warned yesterday that a rise in interest rates was looming after it expressed concern about the impact on inflation of rising house prices, strong con...
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