Inflation pressure adds to impetus for rate rise
Business confidence is running at its highest level for six years but strong economic growth appears poised to push inflation above its target level, according to a repor...
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Interest rates 'to be cut in EU but held in UK
The surging euro may force the European Central Bank to cut rates on Thursday, say economists. But the Bank of England, which also holds its monthly interest rate-setti...
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Pick a card - then try to guess the rate
Take two different credit cards with identical interest rates, take them into the same shop and buy exactly the same item with each of them. They would charge the same am...
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We don't like Tiered interest rates
Lenders come up with eye-catching rates on personal loans. But take care with headline interest levels.
Some banks charge lower interest rates if you borrow more. Obviou...
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9-0 rate rise verdict pushes pound closer to $2
Sterling raced to a fresh 11-year high against the dollar yesterday after the Bank of England brushed off concerns about the impact of the soaring exchange rate on the ec...
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Bank united on rates policy
All nine members of the Bank of England's monetary policy committee voted to raise interest rates to 4% this month, minutes from meeting showed today.
MPC members agreed...
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We like A&L's overdraft rate
Every now and again a person needs to go overdrawn, or does so accidentally. The standard view is that this way lies stinging rates of interest. However, this doesn't hav...
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We don't like Confusing loan rates
The Best Buy tables for unsecured personal loans are cluttered with what look like great rates. But, when the surface is scratched, warnings that the rate is "subject to ...
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Channel tunnel owner slashes rates
Eurotunnel, the struggling Channel tunnel owner, today announced plans to slash access rates for train operators in a bid to boost traffic and reverse heavy losses.
Eur...
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Rate rise: economics or politics?
First, what the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee said when raising interest rates from 3.75 to 4 per cent last Thursday: 'The world economic recovery has becom...
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