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Rates tipped to fall as growth slows

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Rates tipped fall as growth slows - City experts are axing interest rate forecasts after warnings that market turmoil global slowdown could hit UK economy Lenders gear up for tougher credit checks - Borrowers face tougher checks potentially higher rates when applying for cards, loans mortgages, as impact of global credit crunch spreads



Rates tipped to fall as growth slows  [09/07/2007 01:17 PM]
City experts are axing their interest rate forecasts after warnings that market turmoil and a global slowdown could hit the UK economy
Lenders gear up for tougher credit checks  [09/07/2007 01:17 PM]
Borrowers face tougher checks and potentially higher rates when applying for cards, loans and mortgages, as the impact of the global credit crunch spreads
Market report: Friday latest  [09/07/2007 01:17 PM]
13.00:A £270m bid for Inspired Gaming injected a burst of life into the leisure world today - especially as the 385p-a-share offer looks almost certain to have come from private equity
Young pension savers urged to take risks  [09/07/2007 01:17 PM]
Workers prepared to take a greater risk with their pension savings while they are young could be much better off when they come to retire
Rugby tickets touted at 8 times face value  [09/07/2007 01:17 PM]
Tickets for the Rugby World Cup are on the black market with anything up to a 733% mark-up, new research has found
Apple seeks to calm iPhone price-cut row  [09/07/2007 01:17 PM]
Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs last night moved to calm US iPhone owners who have responded angrily to a sudden $200 cut in the iPhone's retail price
Barclays pressed to ditch ABN  [09/07/2007 01:17 PM]
Barclays is coming under pressure from some of its own shareholders to abandon its takeover bid for ABN Amro and collect the €200m 'break fee'
The £1bn pension pot bosses  [09/07/2007 01:17 PM]
A generation of super-rich bosses has amassed pension pots worth a total of almost £1bn, a report has revealed
Apple unveils new iPod range  [09/07/2007 01:17 PM]
Apple has unveiled the latest version of its iPod - featuring wireless internet access and a web browser
Bank leaves door open for further rate rise  [09/07/2007 01:17 PM]
Homeowners were spared a hike in borrowing costs today but the Bank of England warned that rates have not necessarily peaked
Young families hit by post office closures  [09/07/2007 01:17 PM]
Residents of housing estates on the outskirts of towns are among those hit hardest by post office closures, says a new report
Foreign travellers avoiding Heathrow  [09/07/2007 01:17 PM]
British Airways turned the screw on airports owner BAA by warning that overseas passengers 'avoid Heathrow'
Chill response to Bank's helping hand  [09/07/2007 01:17 PM]
The Bank of England encountered an unenthusiastic response from the City after offering to pump extra cash into stressed money markets
Property price gap getting bigger than ever  [09/07/2007 01:17 PM]
The gap between earnings and house prices is close to record levels following strong price growth and five interest rate rises in the past year
Watchdog 'too slow' to shine IFA spotlight  [09/07/2007 01:17 PM]
Efforts by the City watchdog to reveal full and frank information on the independence of financial advisers are too sluggish, claims a major player in the market
Isa switch woes; funds for falling markets  [09/07/2007 01:17 PM]
Tony Hazell on four-month delays on cash Isa transfers. The Daily Mail Personal Finance Editor also reveals funds that still make money when the FTSE 100 falls
Small cap share tips: Goals Soccer Centres  [09/07/2007 01:17 PM]
Our small caps experts reveal the Aim stocks that are set to fly or dive. This week Goals Soccer Centres and Amiad Filtration Systems
30 second guide to interest rate votes  [09/07/2007 01:17 PM]
The Daily Mail City Team discuss interest rate votes
Nasty end to rising rates  [09/07/2007 01:17 PM]
One of the chief grumbles about the interest rate setting Monetary Policy Committee is its lacklustre communications with the market
Hetherington: Shares con cost £30,000  [09/07/2007 01:17 PM]
Ace investigator Tony Hetherington deals with a shares con that cost a reader almost £30,000 and a cash bond wrongly paid out