Fed keeps rates static
The US Federal Reserve last night left interest rates on hold at their 45-year low of 1%, confirming its commitment to hold down borrowing costs for "a considerable perio...
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MPC mulled interest rate hike
The Bank of England's monetary policy committee (MPC) discussed the possibility of raising interest rates earlier this month but still voted unanimously to keep the cost ...
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We like: Capital One's fixed rate bonds
This week's best fixed rate bonds are Capital One Bank's three-, four- and five-year products. All three accounts require a minimum investment of £5,000 and funds wi...
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Aviva exploits low interest rates to issue ?1.2bn bond
Aviva, Britain's biggest insurer, yesterday announced a £1.2bn bond issue to bolster its capital position. Along with the rest of the insurance industry, Aviva has b...
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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.
F...
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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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