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Experts say rates may hit 7.5%

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Experts say rates may hit 7.5% - Interest rates could soon hit 7.5% as inflation risks spiralling out of control, senior economists have warned KKR raises Boots bid £11.1bn - Guy Hands his Terra Firma acquisition vehicle were today close defeat battle for Alliance Boots after KKR launched knockout £11.1bn bid



Experts say rates may hit 7.5%  [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
Interest rates could soon hit 7.5% as inflation risks spiralling out of control, senior economists have warned
KKR raises Boots bid to £11.1bn  [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
Guy Hands and his Terra Firma acquisition vehicle were today close to defeat in the battle for Alliance Boots after KKR launched a knockout £11.1bn bid
Market report: Tuesday latest  [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
13.00:Not everyone is impressed with AstraZeneca's decision this week to pay a chunky £7.6bn for Med-Immun
Carphone rings High St alarm bell  [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
Carphone Warehouse, which warned on broadband profits earlier this month, today said profits from its traditional High Street shops are likely to be flat
Branson pledge to win cheap flights war  [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
Sir Richard Branson today squared up to Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary and pledged to offer the cheapest transatlantic flights
Six billion copper coins missing  [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
They lurk in the corners of handbags, down the back of sofas and in the glove compartments of cars behind the mints and the de-icer
£11,000 a year to run the typical house  [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
Spiralling mortgages and higher power bills have forced the cost of running a home up by 12% in just two years, with mortgage payments accounting for 60%
The £655,000 houseboat  [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
A houseboat described as one of the most desirable homes in London has gone on sale for £655,000, but it does come with a prized asset - a Thames mooring
Jobs could go in TV row  [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
GMTV staff fear there could be massive job cuts as the broadcaster pays back viewers who were victims of a phone-in swindle
Homeowners borrow £1bn a day  [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
Homeowners borrowed more than £1bn a day in March as mortgage lending hit a new record for the month, but the market may be ready to cool
Mobile giants in price warning  [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
Mobile phone firms are threatening to raise fees for British customers if the EU forces them to cut the cost of calls from overseas
Millions duped by GMTV  [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
Viewers of Britain's most popular breakfast television show GMTV have fallen victim to the biggest phone-in scandal yet uncovered
Ofgem names rip-off suppliers  [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
The energy regulator has named and shamed EDF Energy and Scottish Power for giving customers a bad deal on gas and electricity prices
Average home costs £192,314  [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
The cost of the average home has soared to £192,314, accordfing to new figures from the Halifax
Top firms offer discounts to cut carbon  [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
Eight of the country's biggest businesses launched a campaign today to make Britain greener
Wine prices set to rise  [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
British drinkers are facing big increases in the price of Australian wine as the industry suffers from a widespread drought
Barclays and ABN tie knot  [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
Barclays today launched the world's biggest banking takeover deal with an agreed €67bn (£45.6bn) bid for ABN Amro
20% of homeowners overpaying  [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
The predicted rate rise next month will hit many homeowners harder than necessary, with one in five paying more than they need to by staying on their lenders' standard rate
Banks stall on charges refunds  [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
Complaints over the way banks handle claims from customers demanding the return of unfair charges have reached record levels
Bogus stockbrokers plotted shares fraud  [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
Three men who ran a bogus stockbroking firm from a private house in Essex have been convicted of conspiracy to defraud after Financial Mail exposed them
British Gas swamped by billing complaints  [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
Complaints against British Gas have almost tripled following the introduction of a billing system that over-estimates costs
A-Z of the Sunday newspapers  [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
Here's our summary of what the business papers are reporting from the financial world this Sunday.
Homebuyers borrow £2bn from parents  [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
The number of graduates tapping into the bank of mum and dad to fund buying a home has doubled over the past 10 years - with more than £2bn owed to parents
Interest rates to be 'painfully' high  [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
Interest rates will stay ' painfully high' until at least 2011, forecasters warned last night
Varley's surprise package  [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
Barclays needed a surprise if it was going to convince investors that its offer for ABN Amro was a real runner. It came up with the deal to sell ABN's US-based offshoot La Salle
30 second guide to bank regulation  [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
The Daily Mail's City team take a look at the organisations that have the job or overseeing the most crucuial sector in any economy
Midas share tips: Ashtead and PHC  [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
Financial Mail's top stock-picker says that macinery hire firm Ashtead knows what it is doing
£2m to watch over Equitable woes  [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
Equitable Life's 2006 accounts demonstrate that while customers continue to get a raw deal, the executive responsible reaps rich rewards
How low will banks stoop to keep our cash?  [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
Banks are attempting to browbeat those customers trying to recoup overdraft charges by offering them a few pence in the pound and hoping they will go away
30 second guide to Chinese reform  [04/24/2007 01:17 PM]
The Daily Mails City team look at how the Chinese economy is heating up and why American politicians are finding it is harming their constituents