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Bank sits tight on interest rates

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Bank sits tight interest rates - The Bank of England has kept interest hold at 5.75% today while assesses economic impact of recent banking sector turmoil UK house prices fall 0.6% - The UK property market is showing signs of struggling wake of Northern Rock crisis, according figures from country's biggest mortgage lender



Bank sits tight on interest rates  [10/04/2007 01:17 PM]
The Bank of England has kept interest on hold at 5.75% today while it assesses the economic impact of the recent banking sector turmoil
UK house prices fall 0.6%  [10/04/2007 01:17 PM]
The UK property market is showing signs of struggling in the wake of the Northern Rock crisis, according to figures from the country's biggest mortgage lender
Market report: Thursday latest  [10/04/2007 01:17 PM]
13.00:Shares in oil industry services provider Abbot raced up 50¼p to 342p after confirming it has received a bid approach
Personal loan rates leap 4%  [10/04/2007 01:17 PM]
Banks are raising interest rates on personal loans by up to 4% as the credit crunch continues to hit consumers
Strikes to disrupt the post for a week  [10/04/2007 01:17 PM]
As Royal Mail staff begin the first of two two-day strikes, the postal service is set to collapse for a week, and consumers are urged to hold back on posting mail
Debate on Sky plan to charge for Freeview  [10/04/2007 01:17 PM]
Broadcasting watchdog Ofcom today ordered a 10-week public debate on Sky's plans to charge subscription fees for three of its free channels
Economy figures dent Brown's poll hopes  [10/04/2007 01:17 PM]
Gordon Brown's hopes of riding to re-election on the back of a booming economy suffered a setback after a feeble set of growth figures
Passengers will pay to sort out Heathrow  [10/04/2007 01:17 PM]
The blame for a summer of chaos at Heathrow and Gatwick has been placed firmly on the shoulders of airport authorities
Card fraud soars as clones go overseas  [10/04/2007 01:17 PM]
Cloned bank cards are increasingly being used abroad where there is no chip and Pin to protect customers, the banks have revealed
Ryanair founder dies  [10/04/2007 01:17 PM]
Ryanair founder Tony Ryan died yesterday aged 71 after a long illness. Ryan founded Europe's biggest low-cost airline 23 years ago
Fixed-rate borrowers 'in for a big shock'  [10/04/2007 01:17 PM]
Thousands of home-buyers on fixed-rate mortgages face a crippling 'payment shock' as a result of the global credit crunch, it has been claimed
Food price rises to kill rate-cut  [10/04/2007 01:17 PM]
The Bank of England was given a fresh inflation headache today after food prices surged last month
HBOS warns on surge in loan defaults  [10/04/2007 01:17 PM]
Halifax-owner HBOS has abandoned its target for mortgage market share, signalling that it fears the industry could face a surge in loan defaults
Wealthy could lose state pension  [10/04/2007 01:17 PM]
Longer lifespans will make universal state pensions unaffordable in the future, the former head of the US Federal Reserve warned on a visit to the UK
Northern Rock shares turn on rescue hopes  [10/04/2007 01:17 PM]
Northern Rock shares rose 14.4p to 150p today on growing hopes the crisis-torn bank will be taken over
Cadbury under fire as jobs go east  [10/04/2007 01:17 PM]
Cadbury stood accused of behaving like a voracious private-equity firm today after it unveiled plans to axe 700 jobs and shut a factory near Bristol
Young adults miss out on homes  [10/04/2007 01:17 PM]
The proportion of young adults who own their own home has plummeted, official figures reveal
Chancellor may call Budget for Monday  [10/04/2007 01:17 PM]
Alistair Darling has warmed up, is on the starting line and prepared to deliver his Pre-Budget Report as soon as Monday
IHT is taxing us to death  [10/04/2007 01:17 PM]
Inheritance tax (IHT) is a perfect example of just how much the Government has lost touch with what's happening in the country
30 second guide to price controls  [10/04/2007 01:17 PM]
The Daily Mail City Team explain price controls