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BoE resists cut calls and holds rates at 5% - The Bank of England's monetary policy committee has held rates at 5%, resisting calls for a cut that could help the stalling economy



BoE resists cut calls and holds rates at 5%  [09/04/2008 01:17 PM]
The Bank of England's monetary policy committee has held rates at 5%, resisting calls for a cut that could help the stalling economy
Halifax reveals worst ever house price falls  [09/04/2008 01:17 PM]
House price falls hit a new record in August with the Halifax index recording double-digit annual drops for the first time ever, figures have shown
Market report: Thursday latest  [09/04/2008 01:17 PM]
11.40:Shares were a touch firmer today but investors were reluctant to pin their hopes on the Bank of England providing any fresh impetus to shares
Oil 25% cheaper, so why is petrol so dear?  [09/04/2008 01:17 PM]
Motorists are still being hit by rises in petrol prices - even though oil is up to 25% cheaper than in mid-July
Can you really cut card debt?  [09/04/2008 01:17 PM]
Borrowers are being told they can write-off their credit card debts and have the interest repaid because of a loophole in the law
Row over BBC presenter's Darling defence  [09/04/2008 01:17 PM]
A row has erupted after BBC presenter Evan Davis speaks up for the Chancellor on his Radio 4 website
Road tax could hit wealthy postcodes  [09/04/2008 01:17 PM]
Car owners from wealthier districts could find themselves paying more than those from poorer areas under Government plans to introduce road tolls
Barclays 'needs £7.5bn' to shore up finances  [09/04/2008 01:17 PM]
Banking giant Barclays may need to raise another £7.5bn to shore up its tattered balance sheet, research warns
Jersey ruling may help avoid divorce payouts  [09/04/2008 01:17 PM]
Rich businessmen and women could use Jersey and other tax havens to try to protect themselves from multi-million pound divorce payouts
Rate cut in doubt as food prices jump 10%  [09/04/2008 01:17 PM]
Hopes of an interest rate cut were fading today as the soaring price of food threatened to drive already rampant inflation ever higher
Mortgage bailout to cost taxpayer £40bn  [09/04/2008 01:17 PM]
Ministers are ready to underwrite mortgages worth billions as part of an emergency rescue of the housing market
London homes on sale for more than 3 months  [09/04/2008 01:17 PM]
New figures show that half the properties for sale in London have been on the market for longer than three months
Brown increases threat of energy tax  [09/04/2008 01:17 PM]
Gordon Brown today openly threatened to impose a windfall tax on the profits of big energy firms
Services pain eases and kills rates move  [09/04/2008 01:17 PM]
The slide in Britain's service industries' activity levels appears to be easing, making a change in interest rates less likely
Gambler wriggles out of £2m casino debt  [09/04/2008 01:17 PM]
A Billionaire gambler known as the 'Fat Man' has won his appeal to avoid paying a £2m debt to a high-class casino
Feebleness that just deepens the crisis  [09/04/2008 01:17 PM]
Allow doctor Pym the time to cure B&B  [09/04/2008 01:17 PM]
Brown boxed in for a bronze  [09/04/2008 01:17 PM]
More mortgage half measures  [09/04/2008 01:17 PM]
Midas share tips: Shire & Vectura  [09/04/2008 01:17 PM]
Hetherington: £47,000 for shares worth just £100?  [09/04/2008 01:17 PM]