Home loans to cost more as fixed rates rise
The cost of fixed-rate home loans has started to rise in what could be a forewarning of across-the-board mortgage increases next year.
More than half - 53 per cent - of...
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Rate cut galvanises housing market
The number of people looking to buy a new house rose following the Bank of England's recent cut in interest rates, research showed today.
Around 16% of people said they...
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US jobless rate falls
The US jobless rate fell to 6.2% in July, the labour department said today, but only because discouraged job-seekers left the workforce as companies continued to axe work...
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We like bespoke annuity rates
By taking as many life expectancy factors into account as possible, some annuity companies are able to offer income levels up to 25% better than the standard rate. Annuit...
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We don't like high rates
We don't like high rates on personal loans. Following the drop in the Bank of England base rate, it is becoming more apparent that some lenders are taking advantage of th...
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SE Asian species dying at epic rate
Up to one-fifth of the world's plant and animal species could be wiped out within 100 years by deforestation in southeast Asia, according to a survey of extinction rates ...
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Bank's minutes show Lomax a lone voice against rate cut
The City was last night braced for further cuts in interest rates after the Bank of England revealed it had voted heavily in favour of cheaper borrowing earlier this mont...
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Interest rates vote was almost unanimous
Only one member of the Bank of England's monetary policy committee opposed this month's decision to cut interest rates to their lowest level since 1955, it emerged today....
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Stagnant UK 'doesn't need more rate cuts
The UK economy is 'stuck in first gear', needing a surge in business investment and exports, but no further rate cuts, say forecasters.
The Ernst & Young Item Club,...
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Can I transfer my money from my current Isa to one with a better rate?
Q I have a mini-cash Isa with HSBC which I invested in the financial year 2002/3. However, HSBC has recently dropped its rates and I have seen a more attractive rate som...
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