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