Factory figures ease rate pressure
Industry leaders declared a temporary ceasefire in their campaign for lower interest rates yesterday after government figures showed the first signs of the long awaited r...
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Britain shamed by NHS death rates
Patients who have major surgery in Britain are four times more likely to die than those in America, according to a major new study.
The comparison of care, which reveal...
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Hard pushed graduates hit as rate is doubled
The government this week more than doubled the interest to be charged on outstanding student loans in a move that will hit hundreds of thousands of college graduates.
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We don't like low rates for children
Where's the pleasure of seeing your child's hard-saved pennies turn into, well, just more pennies?
Banks and building societies offering children's accounts are full of...
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Amateur clubs win fight for rate relief
Thousands of amateur sports clubs in Britain were yesterday granted exemption from paying local authority rates at a time when many feared they would go bankrupt.
After...
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Bank plays safe with rates on hold
The Bank of England pegged interest rates at 3.5% yesterday for the second month amid signs of a pick-up in activity across all sectors of the economy. In an expected mov...
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Revival signs kill off rate cut hopes
Dwindling hopes that the Bank of England will cut interest rates today were killed off with news yesterday that Britain's service sector is growing at its fastest pace si...
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A season for falling leaves and rising interest rates
So here's the scenario. You are a member of the Bank of England's monetary policy committee. You're worried that the last cut in interest rates was one too many.
Eviden...
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Interest rates on hold
The Bank of England today held interest rates steady for the second month running amid growing evidence of a pick-up in eco...
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Manufacturing upturn diminishes prospects of rate cut
The prospects of a cut in interest rates virtually vanished today as the manufacturing sector showed more signs or revival while mortgage lending hit a new peak.
The Ban...
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