A touch on the brakes
In one of the most trailed decisions in its history, the US Federal Reserve yesterday raised interest rates by 0.25 per cent. The world will now wait anxiously to see whe...
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Economy grinds to a halt
Britain's longest period of postwar economic expansion ground to a halt in the first three months of 1999 as last year's interest rate rises and the strength of the pound...
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Record fall in high street sales
Hopes of lower interest rates are kept alive by a survey published today showing a record fall in high street sales in April.
Takings by the major retailers fell 4.6% l...
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Glasgow and Belfast top heart attack list
Glasgow and Belfast have topped a poll as two cities with some of the worst rates of heart attacks in the world, according to the results of a 10 year study published in ...
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The euro takes a pounding
Sterling soared to its highest level yet against the euro yesterday, intensifying the Bank of England's dilemma over interest rates and casting a shadow over government p...
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How we make the sums add up - by the Bank
The Bank of England today provides the first real insight into the thinking behind its interest-rate decisions with details of how monetary policy affects growth and infl...
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Can it really get lower than this?
You've had your lot now! That seemed to be the message from the biggest mortgage lenders this week after they failed to pass on the benefits of the full quarter point int...
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Facelift on the cards
Barclaycard, the UK's oldest and biggest credit card issuer, is getting a facelift in an effort to stay ahead of its rivals and shake off its "poor value" tag.
The comp...
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It's the limit, lenders
High street mortgage lenders have changed the interest rates on their most heavily discounted products in the last few weeks, but without the usual fanfare of publicity.
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Hidden penalties in personal loans
Banks are taking advantage of a loophole in credit law to advertise interest levels customers cannot obtain. They are highlighting annual percentage rates below 10 per ce...
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