Inflation is at a 19-year high meaning virtually every savings account would fail to keep pace with the cost of living were prices to continue rising at this rate.
Many victims of debt insurance mis-selling will get a temporary extension to the time they have to complain to the Financial Ombudsman Service, if rejected by their lender.
Most consumers would happily pay in cash to get a discount, even if they knew it would encourage criminal tax evasion, research by MoneySavingExpert.com shows.
Sports fans don't just have the World Cup to look forward to, they will be toasting cheaper TV packages for the top events, in time for the next football season.
The Bank of England should hike interest rates in the second half of 2010 and lift borrowing costs to 3.5% by the end of 2011 to control rising inflation, an economic report says today.
26 May 2010
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