Dow bounces back on rates relief
Signs that the American economy may be cooling without the need for further increases in the cost of borrowing prompted a buying spree on Wall Street yesterday.
The Dow...
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Rate rise fears prompt Wall Street sell-off
Fears that the Federal Reserve might be forced into further increases in interest rates to cool the booming US economy sent shivers through Wall Street yesterday, prompti...
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US rate rise aims to stop boom becoming bust
Fears of higher interest rates around the world were raised last night when the US Federal Reserve board aimed a pre-emptive strike at inflation by increasing the cost of...
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Odds against a British rate rise
In June Britain clocked up a record import bill, according to yesterday's official figures. Good news or bad? Using the Macawber approach to economics the news is undoubt...
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Welcome debate on top tax rate
William Hague's suggestion that the top-rate tax threshold could be raised (40p tax not sacrosanct, August 16) should be an opportunity for a proper debate on taxation. O...
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Three-way split on rates
The outlook for British interest rates was shrouded in uncertainty yesterday by news that the Bank of England's monetary policy committee was deeply split when it met to ...
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US rate watchers mind the Gap
Forget producer prices and the welter of data about the unemployed - the best sign that the US stock market is heading for a downturn could be that Americans are not buyi...
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MPC split on interest rate rise
The Bank of England yesterday fuelled City expectations that the next move in interest rates will be up by warning it was in a heightened state of alert for a rise in inf...
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Interest-rate fears prompt sharp shares sell-off
Fears of interest rate rises on both sides of the Atlantic prompted a sharp sell-off on the London stock market yesterday, wiping £30bn off the value of leading Brit...
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Benefits staff get up to 12 times rate for millennium work
Civil servants working for the government's benefits agency stand to earn 12 times the normal rate if they volunteer to work on new year's eve, according to a survey of m...
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