Bank says inflation will stay close to target
Hopes of an early cut in interest rates were today fading as the Bank of England stuck to its forecasts for growth and inflation.
In its quarterly inflation report, the ...
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Pension funds 'must exceed £100,000
People retiring this year will need a private income of £130,000 over their remaining lifetime to enjoy a comfortable standard of living, research showed today.
To ...
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Could we generate our own power?
Embrace micro-generation (small-scale, home-based, renewable-energy technology that powers your house) andyou'll get decades' worth of clean, green power, freedom from th...
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Car insurance
You've probably seen the television adverts for Sheilas' Wheels motor insurance, with three women generally camping it up in a bubblegum-pink car. These good-time girls a...
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Staking a claim: Cameron v Brown
Economy
Cameron says:
A strong economy needs competitive tax rates and good public infrastructure. So creating economic opportunity for all means fairly sharing the fru...
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Infection teams to target hospitals failing to halt MRSA rise
The government yesterday announced it will send teams of experts into hospitals that are failing to get MRSA rates down, as the latest figures revealed that "superbug" in...
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Pickets target Brighthouse over credit for the deprived
A retail chain owned by City financier Guy Hands has been targeted by consumer debt campaigners for charging 'pernicious' prices for consumer goods, from home entertainme...
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Bank under fire for 'best buy' loan dodge
Critics this week accused Alliance & Leicester of manipulating its personal loan rates to push its internet bank to the top of the newspaper "best buy" tables.
Moneyback...
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Brown needs further £2.5bn in taxes, says thinktank
Gordon Brown is likely to have to raise taxes by a further £2.5bn to ensure his golden rule for the public finances is met, the influential Institute for Fiscal Stu...
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Ben?tez's Reds better than team I left, says Fowler
Robbie Fowler rates the new Liverpool under Rafael Benítez a far better side than the one he left behind four years and two months ago.
The 30-year-old's love aff...
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