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Cheer for borrowers as rates cut to 5.5%

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Cheer for borrowers as rates cut 5.5% - Borrowers' business's wishes were granted as Bank of England today cut interest rates by quarter-point 5.5%, despite concerns over inflation Bank of England Mortgage giants shock with rate cuts - Mortgage borrowers will benefit from Bank of England rate cut sooner expected as Nationwide Halifax both announced they will pass whole cut immediately Halifax ad



Cheer for borrowers as rates cut to 5.5%  [12/06/2007 01:17 PM]
Borrowers' and business's wishes were granted as the Bank of England today cut interest rates by a quarter-point to 5.5%, despite concerns over inflation Bank of England
Mortgage giants shock with rate cuts  [12/06/2007 01:17 PM]
Mortgage borrowers will benefit from the Bank of England rate cut sooner than expected as the Nationwide and Halifax both announced they will pass on the whole cut immediately Halifax ad
Market report: Thursday latest  [12/06/2007 01:17 PM]
12.30:Lehman Brothers reckons the heavy selling of commercial property shares has been overdone and provides a good opportunity for stock market investors to start buying Traders shouting
Pensioners better off in 1950s than today  [12/06/2007 01:17 PM]
Pensioners have less to spend today than in 1950, according to figures published yesterday Old woman, pensioner
RBS limits subprime crisis hit to £1.25bn  [12/06/2007 01:17 PM]
Royal Bank of Scotland today continued the trend of British banks faring much better through the credit crunch than their American cousins Royal Bank of Scotland branch
Young people 'risking financial suicide'  [12/06/2007 01:17 PM]
Many young Britons are committing financial suicide with a high-spending lifestyle they cannot possibly afford, experts have warned Young woman with shopping bags
House prices see third month of falls  [12/06/2007 01:17 PM]
House prices fell 1.1% in November, marking the third month in a row that values have declined. Britain's biggest mortgage lender said it was the longest spell of falling values since 1995 Houses with price graph
Energy suppliers exploiting the poor  [12/06/2007 01:17 PM]
Energy suppliers are exploiting the poor by forcing them to use more expensive prepayment methods worried borrower
Christmas joy for Premium Bond winners  [12/06/2007 01:17 PM]
Two men will be celebrating Christmas in style after becoming the 199th and 200th Premium Bond millionaires by winning the £1m jackpot in Decembers draw premium bonds
Alex Brummer: 'Rates must be cut - now!'  [12/06/2007 01:17 PM]
Mervyn King and his colleagues need to recognise that a pre-emptive cut in headline interest rates now might head off greater economic disturbances Alex Brummer
Consumer confidence plummets  [12/06/2007 01:17 PM]
Consumer confidence fell by a record level in November as the gloomy economic news of the past few months took its toll, research showed today High street shoppers
Tesco accused of sham 'half price' veg  [12/06/2007 01:17 PM]
Supermarkets have been accused of rigging the price of fruit and vegetables to fool shoppers that they are getting a bargain Fruit and veg
Another pensions fiasco  [12/06/2007 01:17 PM]
As anyone who has followed the pensions policy so far under Labour knows, it is not a subject on which it is to be wholly trusted
30 second guide to hawks and doves  [12/06/2007 01:17 PM]
The Daily Mail City desk explains the meaning behind the much-used terms 'hawks' and 'doves'
Pensions drop off shows our saving failure  [12/06/2007 01:17 PM]
Fewer than half of those sold a personal pension still save into it four years later and these figures underline the parlous state of our long-term savings
A dodgy 'land bank' and a Black Horse foul-up  [12/06/2007 01:17 PM]
Every week, Tony Hetherington replies to readers' letters, adding comments, advice and the results of his enquiries
Midas share tips: Specialist haulier TDG  [12/06/2007 01:17 PM]
Financial Mail's stock-picker reckons shares in TDG are substantially undervalued