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More expensive food and clothing offset falling air fares and petrol prices to keep the cost of living well above the Bank of England's 2% target today.
12 October 2010
The Bank of England today announced it is holding the base rate at its 0.5% historic low for the 19th consecutive month.
7 October 2010
Overdraft rates reached a record high during August despite Bank of England base rate remaining at its historic low of 0.5%.
10 September 2010
The Bank of England today announced it is holding the base rate at its 0.5% historic low for the 18th consecutive month.
9 September 2010
Nearly one million people who did not pay enough income tax have had their repayment demands written off, it emerged today.
9 September 2010
Millions of student loan holders will no longer pay zero interest from next month as the rate for the new academic year will start at 1.5%, it was announced today.
26 August 2010
The Bank of England today announced it is holding the base rate at its 0.5% historic low for the 17th consecutive month.
5 August 2010
Savers who want to gamble on interest rates rising can open bonds that track the Bank of England base rate.
30 July 2010
A leading economic forecaster today said UK interest rates will have to stay at their record low of 0.5% for much longer than currently expected.
26 July 2010
Thousands of mortgage holders are facing huge rises in their monthly repayments due to a banking error.
21 July 2010
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