ECB cuts rates following revision of US forecasts
The European Central Bank finally bowed to the impact of the global slowdown on Europe's key economies by cutting interest rates for the second time this year.
Wim Duis...
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ECB cuts interest rate
The European central bank today cut its main interest rate by 0.25% for only the second time this year.
The move followed pressure from industry to ease monetary policy ...
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Savings SurveyHow to cope with lower rates
Savers will suffer further interest rate cuts following the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee's decision to cut base rates by 0.25 percentage points to 5 per ce...
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Euro bank faces rising pressure to cut interest rates
The European Central Bank is coming under mounting pressure to cut interest rates at its key Governing Council meeting in Frankfurt this week as it prepares to roll out e...
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Just walk away from bad savings rates
If you have not checked the rate you are earning on savings, do it now. You will probably get a nasty shock.
Many banks and building societies are slashing interest by ...
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Consumer spending growth dashes rate cut hopes
Household spending is growing at its fastest pace in 18 months, official figures revealed yesterday, dashing hopes that the Bank of England may cut rates again to rescue ...
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Worried US cuts rate again
Alan Greenspan, the chairman of the US federal reserve, last night cut American borrowing costs for the seventh time this year, in his battle to keep the global economy f...
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Fed to cut rates again
It is a foregone conclusion that the US Federal Reserve will cut rates again today in its aggressive campaign to avert a hard landing for the economy.
Most economists ex...
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Enrolment and drop-out rates rise in US colleges
Enrolment into US colleges and universities continues to increase, the latest figures show, with a record 15.3m students expected to be on higher education courses this y...
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Shopping boom reduces likelihood of rate cut
Consumers shrugged off warnings about an economic downturn and flocked to the high streets last month, attracted by bargain prices in the summer sales.
Retail sales jum...
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