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All savers' deposits secured up to £50,000 - The Government will raise the maximum savings compensation available to UK savers next week from £35,000 to £50,000



All savers' deposits secured up to £50,000  [10/03/2008 01:17 PM]
The Government will raise the maximum savings compensation available to UK savers next week from £35,000 to £50,000
Slash rates now or face recession  [10/03/2008 01:17 PM]
The Bank of England is facing demands to deliver an emergency half-point cut in interest rates to try to head off a full-blown recession before Christmas
Market report: Friday latest  [10/03/2008 01:17 PM]
09.30:Excitement mounted in early trading following a media report that Shell had written to Regal chairman Keith Henry within the past few days
Tax breaks bring hope of success for bail-out  [10/03/2008 01:17 PM]
New tax breaks for certain niche industries, including children's arrow makers and racetrack owners, to the US bank bail-out raised hopes the deal could be passed
Irish banks 'poaching' UK business  [10/03/2008 01:17 PM]
Irelands two largest banks were today accused by British competitors of trying to poach millions of pounds of business from their corporate clients
One third of OAPs stuck with a mortgage  [10/03/2008 01:17 PM]
One in three middle-aged homeowners will still be making mortgage payments after they retire, a report claims
Nokia 'iPod killer' with free music downloads  [10/03/2008 01:17 PM]
Nokia has unveiled a new mobile phone and music download store to take on Apple's iPhone
Bad news fuels rate cut calls  [10/03/2008 01:17 PM]
The Bank of England today came under renewed pressure to slash interest rates following another devastating blow to the UK economy
Million more plunged into fuel poverty  [10/03/2008 01:17 PM]
Soaring household energy costs have left a million more people having to choose between heating and eating, according to official figures
Investors support Lloyds offer  [10/03/2008 01:17 PM]
A Second top-ten shareholder in both Lloyds TSB and Halifax Bank Of Scotland backed their £11.4bn rescue deal, boosting HBOS shares by almost 15%
Nationwide hikes mortgage rates  [10/03/2008 01:17 PM]
The UK's biggest building society today became the latest lender to hike its mortgage rates following the recent jump in funding costs
Rock cuts accounts as savers seek safe haven  [10/03/2008 01:17 PM]
Northern Rock has been forced to axe more than half of its range of savings accounts after being swamped with demand for new accounts
Our economic future is bleak, says IMF  [10/03/2008 01:17 PM]
The world faces a 'severe and protracted' slump because of the mounting crisis in the financial sector, the International Monetary Fund has warned
Soros slams rescue deal as ill-conceived  [10/03/2008 01:17 PM]
George Soros today denounced America's $700bn bankbail out as 'ill-conceived' despite relief across the world after US senators voted in favour of the deal
Queues for coins as gold rush starts, again  [10/03/2008 01:17 PM]
As the banking system flounders, savers are rushing to the most traditional of safe-havens - gold - and even queuing up to buy coins and bullion
Commentary: Rate cuts are the only cure  [10/03/2008 01:17 PM]
What ought to have been a hopeful day on the world financial markets, turned into a nightmare
Bad food day for the M&S shareholders  [10/03/2008 01:17 PM]
Falling oil brightens the economic outlook  [10/03/2008 01:17 PM]
The death of the great banking dream  [10/03/2008 01:17 PM]
Hank got his great rescue plan so wrong  [10/03/2008 01:17 PM]