Bank hints rates will remain unchanged
The Bank of England expects economic growth and inflation to weaken over the rest of the year, in an indication that it will leave rates at their current 38-year low, it...
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Rate setters heed warning
The Bank of England left interest rates on hold at 4% for the ninth month in a row yesterday as downbeat news from manufacturers underlined the fragility of global econom...
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Norwich Union cuts final bonus rates
The UK's largest insurer, Norwich Union, announced today that it is reducing final bonus rates on its with-profits policies, affecting holders of endowments, stakeholder ...
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85% of Alaskan glaciers melting at 'incredible rate
Glaciers in Alaska are melting at "an incredible rate" according to US researchers. They report in Science today that 85% of the glaciers they examined had lost vast port...
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Volatility kept rates on hold
Falling share prices prevented the Bank of England's monetary policy committee raising interest rates at its last meeting, it emerged yesterday.
The MPC chose to leave ...
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Nationwide fixes it for cheapest rates
The Nationwide building society has slashed its unsecured personal loan rate from 8.9%APR to 7.9%APR, offering what it claims is the cheapest loan on the high street.
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Savings rates
NoticeMinimumGross Phoneor termDeposit £Rate% Instant Access Branch Accounts
Alliance & Leicester0116 201 1000Instant13.60
Tesco0845 710 4010Instant12.85
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MPs call for rise in interest rates on student loans
An all-party group of MPs is calling for higher interest rates on student loans.
In a report on post-16 education, published today by the House of Commons' education sel...
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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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