Current rates hit new high
The current account war hotted up last week with the launch of two products from Abbey and Alliance & Leicester, which pay the highest interest rates around for those wit...
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Bank set to resist rate cut
The Bank of England will anger Britain's hard-pressed retailers this week by refusing to make a confidence-boosting cut in interest rates, say analysts.
With soaring pet...
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Barclaycard raises interest rates
Barclaycard's 9 million customers face sharp rises in their interest charges because the credit card company has decided they are becoming less likely to pay back their d...
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Barclaycard risks and rates go up
Barclaycard is writing to its 9m customers to tell them of a rise in interest charges from November. Barclaycard, Britain's biggest credit card company, says it needs to ...
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Blood on the shop floor as retailers report sales falling at the fastest rate since records began
The fragile state of consumer spending was underlined yesterday as the CBI's latest survey of the retail sector showed sales volumes falling at their fastest rate in the ...
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Analysts predict cut in interest rate
City analysts today predicted another interest rate cut before the end of the year as figures showed the UK economy growing at its weakest annual pace for 12 years during...
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How he rates: David Doherty, Leeds Tykes
David Doherty is one of the most exciting prospects in English rugby. Signing a three-year professional contract with Leeds Tykes last January and pursuing a career in ru...
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MPC unanimous over 4.5% rate
The Bank of England's monetary policy committee voted unanimously to keep interest rates at 4.5% two weeks ago, minutes of their meeting showed today.
All nine members a...
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US central bank raises interest rates
The Federal Reserve, the US central bank, shrugged off the possible economic effects of Hurricane Katrina yesterday and raised borrowing costs for the 11th time.
The Fed...
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Growth warning prompts rates cut speculation
Expectations of a cut in interest rates rose today following warnings from a Bank of England policy maker that economic growth could fall short of Bank forecasts.
Stephe...
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