Rates down again
Banks and building societies have embarked on a fresh round of savings rate reductions following the quarter-point bank base rate cut earlier this month.
Egg, NatWest a...
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Capital letters: Phone rates
At the end of last month, the Office of Fair Trading issued the latest pronouncement in its battle against package tour operators' cancellation charges, writes Richard C...
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Gulf veterans more likely to report illness, but death rates no higher
Gulf war veterans are twice as likely as other servicemen and women to report ill health, a government funded study reveals today.
The results of research, seven years ...
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Dow clambers back on rate cut talk
American investors piled back into the stock market yesterday amid fevered speculation that the US central bank is planning another surprise cut in interest rates.
The ...
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High rate of suicide among female doctors
Female doctors are twice as likely to commit suicide as other women, according to government-funded research published today.
They take their own lives more often than ...
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Fed under pressure to cut interest rates again
Pressure is growing on the US Federal Reserve to join the European Central Bank in cutting interest rates this week as the world economy shows more signs of fragility.
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Dove flies in as rate is cut
Business leaders welcomed the appointment of another inflation dove to the Bank of England's rate-setting committee yesterday as Threadneedle Street cut borrowing costs f...
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Rate cut pressure grows
The Bank of England was under pressure yesterday to cut interest rates again after a new survey revealed the first signs that foot and mouth is slowing down the economy. ...
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Interest rates cut to 5.5%
The Bank of England today cut interest rates for the second time this year.
The monetary policy committee announced its decision at midday to shave 0.25% off the officia...
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Fixed-rate credit cards have arrived
We're used to fixed-rate mortgages, personal loans and savings bonds, but now the concept is being extended to credit cards.
This week saw the Co-operative Bank launch ...
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