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Tracker mortgage rates hit the buffers as Darling orders banks to pass on cut - Banks have been ordered by Alistair Darling to pass on rate cuts, but small-print mortgage clauses could leave hundreds of thousands of households missing out on low interest rates



Tracker mortgage rates hit the buffers as Darling orders banks to pass on cut  [11/07/2008 01:17 PM]
Banks have been ordered by Alistair Darling to pass on rate cuts, but small-print mortgage clauses could leave hundreds of thousands of households missing out on low interest rates
BA shares gain as fare hikes boost revenue  [11/07/2008 01:17 PM]
A 10% increase in fares has turned around losses at British Airways, sending shares in the flag carrier flying to the top of the FTSE 100 leaderboard today
Stock market report: Friday latest  [11/07/2008 01:17 PM]
11.30:After another brutal week on the stock market, punch-drunk investors were today grateful for a chance to regroup and find time to contemplate the future
Mortgage hope as Libor dives 1.1 points to 4.49%  [11/07/2008 01:17 PM]
The key three-month Libor rate used to price bank lending rates has plunged
Number of firms going bust soars 50%  [11/07/2008 01:17 PM]
The number of people declared insolvent in England and Wales rose by nearly 9% during the third quarter of the year, figures showed today
IMF 'to wrap up £3.8bn rescue deal for Iceland'  [11/07/2008 01:17 PM]
Iceland is to get its $6bn (£3.81bn) rescue package from an International Monetary Fund-led consortium, according to Poland, one of the contributors
Drivers to pay even if they win in court  [11/07/2008 01:17 PM]
Drivers who challenge speeding fines should be made to pay their legal bills even if they win their case, argue ministers
Fraudulent takeover of accounts on rise  [11/07/2008 01:17 PM]
Fraudsters have resorted to plundering victims existing accounts as they too feel the effects of bank's cutbacks on lending through credit cards and loans
Aggression at last - but will it be enough?  [11/07/2008 01:17 PM]
No one can accuse the Bank of England of being scared to act, whatever the risks to the stability of the pound, writes the Daily Mail City Editor
Brown backs tax cuts to tackle crisis  [11/07/2008 01:17 PM]
Gordon Brown last night gave the green light for emergency tax cuts to jumpstart the economy, hours after the Bank of England slashed borrowing costs
Man shares plummet as clients pull out  [11/07/2008 01:17 PM]
The world's largest quoted hedge fund, Man Group, recorded its biggest-ever share fall after revealing funds under management fell by 13% in a month
IMF: Cut taxes to beat the slump  [11/07/2008 01:17 PM]
Western powers could spiral into a period of 'sustained deflation', the International Monetary Fund warned on a day of renewed market turmoil
Lenders may have to raise billions more  [11/07/2008 01:17 PM]
British banks may need to raise billions more in fresh capital to see them through the gathering economic crisis, a leading City analyst has warned
Interest rates slashed: Bank of England cuts bank rate by 1.5%  [11/07/2008 01:17 PM]
Interest rates have been cut 1.5 percentage points to 3% - the lowest level since 1955 - in a dramatic statement of intent by the Bank of England to stave off imminent recession
House prices tumbled 2.2% in October  [11/07/2008 01:17 PM]
House prices are down 15% in year - their worst annual fall since 1983 - according to figures from Britain's biggest mortgage lender
Our morally bankrupt banks need action  [11/07/2008 01:17 PM]
Saving banks the Lloyd's way  [11/07/2008 01:17 PM]
We challenge the stock tippers...beat our cat  [11/07/2008 01:17 PM]
Markets caught on the hop by Bank's courage  [11/07/2008 01:17 PM]
You can rely on the financial markets to do the unexpected: Instead of rallying in the wake of the interest rate cut, the FTSE 100 took fright
Midas share tips: Spice and Albidon  [11/07/2008 01:17 PM]
Financial Mail's Midas' latest share tips take a look at Yorkshire Electricity spin-off success Spice and miner Albidon