Rate freeze wins warm welcome from all sides
The Bank of England left interest rates on hold yesterday, to a chorus of approval from the City, industry and the retail sector.
The monetary policy committee had been...
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Growth in services points to rate rises next year
Service sector firms, the main engine of the economy, expanded at their fastest pace for more than six years in November, the latest snapshot of the sector showed yesterd...
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Business confidence survives rate rise
Last month's interest rate rise has not hurt business confidence and optimism, according to two new surveys published today. One report shows the service sector at its mo...
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Nigel Melville rates the teams and who will win each battle
Josh Lewsey 8 v Mat Rogers 8
Rogers still bears the marks of their last meeting - an unsightly rib, damaged by Lewsey's tackle in Melbourne. Both are going well but h...
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Lloyds TSB ups current account rate
Lloyds TSB today launched the latest attack in the battle for current account customers by announcing it would pay up to 4.5% interest on account balances.
But the offe...
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Debt fears put rate rises on hold
Christmas shoppers may be spared a rise in borrowing costs after the Bank of England said yesterday that it plans to proceed cautiously with further interest rate increas...
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OFT tells Barclays its 0% rate is not 100%
Barclays faced more embarrassment over its Barclaycard credit card yesterday after the Office of Fair Trading forced it to withdraw adverts for its "0% forever" offer.
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Class divide' in languages as dropout rates rise
Allowing schoolchildren to drop languages at age 14 is reinforcing an existing class divide, warns a report from national education bodies. Schools with more pupils on fr...
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Drug boost to cut heart death rates
Powerful cholesterol-busting drugs could be sold over chemists' counters within six months in an attempt to prevent thousands of people from dying each year of heart atta...
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Bank rate rise 'was mistake
The Bank of England has raised interest rates too soon, and the prospect of a further rise could push the consumer into serious retrenchment and the economy back into sta...
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