US eases up interest rates
The Federal Reserve sought to take the froth off the booming American economy yesterday when it nudged up interest rates for the first time in two-and-a-half years - but ...
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US rate alert rattles financial markets
Financial markets around the world this week are facing one important question - by how much will American interest rates be raised?
The issue is no longer if the Feder...
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QCs face loss of premium pay rates
QCs are likely to lose the right to premium rates of pay based solely on their rank under moves to be announced by the government tonight. Lord Irvine, the lord chancello...
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Interest rates are rising
The world's media is embracing the Women's World Cup like never before, even if the British media continue to embrace anything but. All the games will be televised and, w...
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Rate cuts rescue retailers
Britain's shoppers have returned to the high street as the benefits of lower interest rates filter through to households, new figures showed yesterday.
Retail sales vol...
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Dobson reveals surgery death rates
Fifty years of secrecy surrounding the clinical performance of NHS hospitals was finally breached yesterday with publication of the first comparative figures for deaths a...
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Bank throws industry rate cut lifeline
Britain's hard pressed exporters were thrown a lifeline by the Bank of England yesterday when its nine-strong monetary policy committee responded to the strong pound with...
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Bank of England cuts interest rates
The Bank of England today threw a lifeline to exporters struggling due to the high value of sterling, cutting interest rates to their lowest level for more than 20 years....
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Another cut in interest rates
The Bank of England today resumed its downward drive on interest rates cutting the cost of borrowing by a quarter
point.
After last month's pause for breath, the Bank'...
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Captains of industry renew call for rate cut
Industry leaders renewed calls for the Bank of England to cut interest rates at its meeting today as new figures showed manufacturing sliding deeper into recession.
Wh...
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