Crackdown on credit card 'teaser' rates
The Office of Fair Trading this week came to the rescue of consumers bamboozled by confusing and misleading advertising used by credit card companies and banks to promote...
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Schr?der: EU should set tax rates
The EU and not national governments should have the final say in setting tax rates, the German chancellor, Gerhard Schröder, has said today, sparking fresh debate ab...
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Cool it, Sir Eddie tells rate markets
The governor of the Bank of England, Sir Eddie George, yesterday moved to calm City speculation that interest rates are about to rise.
Since inflation surged above the ...
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Readmission rates strike NHS warning
Scores of hospitals are having to readmit large numbers of patients as emergencies within a month of discharging them, a worrying trend amid generally positive signs of i...
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Bank soothes rate rise fears
The Bank of England yesterday shrugged off the sharp rise in inflation in January, easing fears that the monetary policy committee might raise rates as soon as next month...
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Fixed-rate bonds can be safe haven
With savings rates so low and the stock market wobbly, the fixed-rate bonds offered by many banks and building societies are worth considering if you are seeking a safe h...
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Old Lady turns blind eye to problems in the factories and keeps interest rates on hold
The Bank of England ignored evidence of a deepening slump in manufacturing yesterday to leave interest rates on hold at 4%.
Despite calls from industry for lower borrow...
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Interest rates expected to hold
The Bank of England was today forecast to keep interest rates on hold at 4% for the third month running, in a move which will disappoint homeowners and recession-hit manu...
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Rights issue that rates as a late discovery
For nearly five years now, ICI has been reassuring anyone who wanted to know that its mountainous debts were more than manageable. Never mind that at £2.9bn, they to...
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HIV rates will almost double by 2005
The number of people living with diagnosed HIV is set to rise by almost 50% by 2005, public health officials warned today. The latest UK-wide projections show the number...
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