Bank set on rate cut to revive economy
Policy makers at the Bank of England are poised to cut interest rates this week for the first time in two years to prop up the ailing consumer sector and kick-start reces...
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Abortion rates increase by 2%
More women than ever are undergoing abortions, according to government figures published today. The total number of abortions last year was 185,400 across England and Wal...
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Rate cut needed to boost industry, CBI says signals confidence remains
British manufacturers experienced a slight upturn in output in the last quarter, the CBI said yesterday, but it warned that "big question marks remain" for the sector as ...
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CBI calls for interest rate cut
The Confederation of British Industry today called on the Bank of England to cut interest rates next month as it reported a further deterioration in confidence among manu...
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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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