New terror warning system rates threat as severe
Britain faces a "severe" terrorist threat - meaning that an attack is "highly likely", and will remain so for a long time to come - under the system of public warnings un...
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Britain's bill for premium rate phone calls rises to £1.6bn a year - highest in the world
If you are wondering who to vote out next in Big Brother or which showjumper gets to stay on in Only Fools on Horses, you may want to reconsider.
It emerged yesterday th...
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Buoyant Japan to raise rates
The bank of Japan is poised to increase interest rates on Friday for the first time in six years, finally drawing a line under the 'lost decade' of deflation and recessio...
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Japan expects rate rise next week
Speculation mounted today that Japan would raise interest rates next week for the first time in six years after the government upgraded its forecast for annual economic g...
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Central banking forum says rates may have to rise further
Central banks around the world may need to raise interest rates further to ensure that inflation remains under control, the Bank for International Settlements warned yest...
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Rates may need to rise, says bank forum
Central banks around the world may need to raise interest rates further to ensure that inflation remains under control, the Bank for International Settlements warned on M...
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City mourns and pays tribute to rate-setter
Mervyn King and Gordon Brown led the tributes last night to David Walton, a member of the Bank of England's monetary policy committee, who has died suddenly after a short...
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Bank of England rate-setter dies suddenly
David Walton, a member of the Bank of England's monetary policy committee, has died after a short illness. The Bank said Mr Walton, 43, died unexpectedly on Wednesday eve...
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One dissenter as rates remain unchanged
Bank of England policymakers voted 7-1 this month to keep interest rates unchanged at 4.5%, minutes disclosed today.
For the second month running, David Walton voted to ...
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CBI urges Bank to stay calm over inflation and hold interest rates
Inflation in Britain is set to rise because of high energy costs, but the Bank of England should not panic and raise interest rates, the CBI says today.
Its warning coin...
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US fears further rate rise as higher rents fuel inflation
Wall Street was braced last night for the 17th successive increase in interest rates after the latest figures from the United States showed higher rents and energy bills ...
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US inflation and rate rise worries cause worldwide shares sell-off
A day of panic selling in the world's financial markets yesterday knocked $2 off the price of a barrel of oil, it provided the sharpest one-day fall in gold for 13 years ...
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King eases fears of rate rise despite worrying data
Immigration, globalisation and weaker trade unions have made Britain less prone to inflation than 30 years ago, Mervyn King, governor of the Bank of England, said in a ke...
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Gerrard rates himself 50-50 to face Paraguay
Steven Gerrard is undergoing intensive sessions with a hip specialist to ensure that he takes part in England's opening World Cup game against Paraguay tomorrow. The Live...
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Eurozone interest rates raised
The European Central Bank today raised interest rates by 25 basis points to 2.75%, despite fears that higher borrowing costs would hurt recovery.
The ECB's decision to r...
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Markets slump under fears of rate rise
Stock markets took a pounding today as fears of higher interest rates continued to chip away at investor confidence.
Some £35bn was wiped off leading UK shares as t...
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Interest rate blues prompt FTSE sell-off
Last week's late rally was wiped out yesterday as growing fears of a US interest rate rise threw a long shadow over the London market. The FTSE 100 index fell 139 points,...
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Home Office pledges to improve conviction rates for violent crimes
The Home Office said last night that much more needed to be done to increase conviction rates for rape and other violent crimes after fresh claims that only one in 10 of ...
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Crime rate soars as criminals walk free
The true picture of rising levels of violent crime in England and Wales and historically low conviction rates can be revealed today by The Observer.
An investigation sho...
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US growth figures take the pressure off interest rates
Economic growth in the United States in the first quarter has been revised up to an annual rate of 5.3%, the strongest for two and a half years, the Commerce Department s...
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New MPC member 'openminded' on rates
David Blanchflower, the newly appointed member to the Bank of England's policy-making body, expressed surprise today at the minimal impact of oil prices on inflation.
Th...
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OECD cautions against rates rise
The Bank of England can afford to keep interest rates unchanged and wait to see whether inflation picks up as a result of higher wages and energy prices, a leading thinkt...
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Dove's change of stripe stirs fears of base rate increase
Speculation that the Bank of England could raise interest rates this year grew yesterday after minutes of the latest meeting of the Bank's monetary policy committee showe...
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Shares dive on interest rate fears
Britain's leading shares suffered their biggest one-day fall in more than three and a half years yesterday, as global stock markets were battered by news of rising inflat...
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Bank split over interest rates
Bank of England policymakers were split three ways at this month's interest rate meeting, minutes showed today.
The Bank's monetary policy committee (MPC) had not seen s...
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How he rates: Nick Compton, Middlesex
How the press corps salivated when a chap called Compton scored a century at Lord's last month. Nick's 124 against Kent represented a breakthrough for the 22-year-old in ...
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US ups rate but hints at peak
The United States' central bank raised interest rates last night for the 16th successive time but hinted that the peak in borrowing costs in the world's biggest economy w...
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Bank raises fears of interest rate hike
Homeowners were braced for an interest rate rise by the end of the year after the Bank of England today revealed that a key inflation target would be missed if it failed ...
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City expects rate rise this year
The City was last night betting on at least one increase in interest rates before the end of the year after a strong performance by the service sector raised the prospect...
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Interest rates remain unchanged
The Bank of England today left interest rates at 4.5% for the ninth month running, amid signs of a recovery in the UK manufacturing sector and suggestions that the next m...
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