To death and taxes add a rate cut
Yesterday's news that the Bank of England's monetary policy committee teetered on the brink of cutting interest rates this month surprised many in the City.
Most had exp...
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US rate rises will continue
Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said last night economic growth in the US was solid and the Fed would continue to increase the cost of borrowing.
Giving his last...
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The rate tart's art faces extinction
Being a master at poker isn't the only way to make money playing cards these days - you can also try your hand at "the credit-card game", advised Andrew Stuart in Your Mo...
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Is First Direct conning us with its Isa rates?
Q First Direct's mini cash e-Isa has an introductory rate of 6.08%, fixed until October 6 2005, after which it falls to 4.22%.
First Direct claims that this introductory...
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Bank holds interest rates
The Bank of England today held interest rates at 4.75% for the 11th month running in a decision overshadowed by a series of suspected terrorist attacks in London that sen...
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Services output rise stymies rate cut hopes
The prospect of an interest rate cut this week faded yesterday as an important report on the country's dominant services sector came in stronger than expected and showed ...
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Retail slump to hasten rate cut
Fresh evidence that shoppers are holding on to their money is expected this week when the monthly sales data from the British Retail Consortium will show spending continu...
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Little 'uns accounts that pay big rates
While children are more likely to be interested in the free piggy banks, soft toys and colouring books on offer, parents opening a savings account for their offspring wou...
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Pressure to cut interest rates eases
Pressure on the Bank of England to cut the cost of borrowing next week eased yesterday as the latest survey of Britain's manufacturing sector showed it was in better shap...
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City gears up for rate cut
Falling consumer confidence, weaker growth and a stagnant housing market pushed the pound to its lowest levels for nine months last night as the City geared up for a cut ...
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