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Rate cut out as inflation soars to 4.4%

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Rate cut out as inflation soars to 4.4% - Any prospect of a rate cut this year disappeared today as official figures showed that inflation rocketed to 4.4% in July



Rate cut out as inflation soars to 4.4%  [08/12/2008 01:17 PM]
Any prospect of a rate cut this year disappeared today as official figures showed that inflation rocketed to 4.4% in July
House sales slump 40% amid loan crunch  [08/12/2008 01:17 PM]
The average number of sales reported by estate agents has plunged below five a month, according to surveyors
Market report: Tuesday latest  [08/12/2008 01:17 PM]
11.30:Trinity Mirror came under fresh selling pressure with the price dropping 6p to 119p after JPMorgan cut its rating from neutral to underweight
B&B expects £400m rights issue to flop  [08/12/2008 01:17 PM]
Mortgage lender Bradford & Bingley has privately conceded that its £400m cash call will be one of the biggest flops in the history of the City
Credit card firms push up interest rates  [08/12/2008 01:17 PM]
Credit card giants are pushing up interest rates - and their profit margins - despite cuts in the Bank of England base rate
Slump in sterling pounds economy  [08/12/2008 01:17 PM]
Sterlings' steady slide is exacting an increasingly painful toll on the UK's ailing economy
Oil giants dragging their feet over fuel cuts  [08/12/2008 01:17 PM]
Supermarkets yesterday slashed 2p off the price of petrol as oil giants were criticised for failing to pass on the benefits of tumbling fuel costs
Water bills could rise by 40% in five years  [08/12/2008 01:17 PM]
Water companies are bidding for inflation-busting price rises that could see annual bills jump by 40% over five years
Car parking bill soars to £633m  [08/12/2008 01:17 PM]
The cost of parking in council-run car parks is shooting up at three times the rate of inflation.
Confusion over bank charge reclaims  [08/12/2008 01:17 PM]
Confusion over whether business bank account holders can reclaim their bank charges may force an official inquiry into the issue
Oil price soars on BP Georgia pipeline fears  [08/12/2008 01:17 PM]
Oil prices surged today on growing concerns that fighting between Russia and Georgia could disrupt supply and threaten a major BP pipeline
Comment: Stamp duty is not the problem  [08/12/2008 01:17 PM]
The Evening Standard City editor reckons it's not stamp duty that has seen new house builds reduced to levels not seen for generations
Credit crunch, but banks still make £4.3bn  [08/12/2008 01:17 PM]
The major banks have made nearly £500m more from UK customers in six months despite the credit crunch
25%: food price rises run out of control  [08/12/2008 01:17 PM]
The cost of shopping basket essentials is now rising at 25% a year, putting the biggest squeeze on family finances since the 1970s
Crunch-hit brides opt for Friday weddings  [08/12/2008 01:17 PM]
The credit crunch has led to hundreds of brides switching their big day to Friday to save on the spiralling cost of weddings
So you think Obama is a reformer. Dream on  [08/12/2008 01:17 PM]
Midas share tips: The FTSE Dogs  [08/12/2008 01:17 PM]
A glimmer of hope on interest rates  [08/12/2008 01:17 PM]
Hetherington: You've invested in fool's gold  [08/12/2008 01:17 PM]