Bank keeps interest rates unchanged at 6%
The Bank of England today announced it was leaving interest rates on hold at 6%.
It is the eighth month in succession that the bank's nine-member monetary policy committ...
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Take a closer look at Tessa rates
Savers with Tessa accounts should check the rates they are being paid. They may be entitled to compensation if they have been earning less than on a comparable account wi...
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Continental hotel rates soar
Travellers are saving pounds on low-cost air fares to European cities only to spend them on hugely inflated hotel rates. Research carried out by American Express has show...
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Savings rate drops in buoyant Britain
British households, buoyed by the lowest unemployment rate for 20 years, are saving less of their income than at any time since the Lawson boom, according to official fig...
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Bank keeps rates on hold as embattled euro sinks further
The Bank of England's key monetary policy committee kept interest rates on hold at 6% for the seventh month in a row yesterday, to the relief of industry and homeowners. ...
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What's Brown's exchange rate?
One of the less noticed aspects of the torrent of leaks pouring out of the 'Yes Minister' world of Tony Blair's government is the absence of any obvious interest on the ...
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Brown's spree will force up interest rates, says Niesr
Interest rates will need to rise by half a percentage point to quell the inflationary impact of Gordon Brown's bumper increase for public spending, a leading independent ...
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Business rebound raises rate fears
Evidence that the economy rebounded strongly in the second quarter of the year yesterday increased City fears that the Bank of England would raise interest rates in Augus...
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Big spend may bring rate rise, says MPC
The Bank of England yesterday issued a veiled warning to the chancellor, Gordon Brown, that after Tuesday's bumper boost to public spending any pre-election tax giveaways...
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First Direct rates match net's best
Telephone bank First Direct yesterday sought to exploit consumer dissatisfaction with standalone internet banks by saying it would be the first to offer interest rates si...
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