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Unemployment has fallen to 7.1% – within touching distance of the figure which will be used to decide whether interest rates will increase, official data has revealed.
22 January 2014
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Nationwide has revamped its FlexDirect current account to include an interest-free overdraft for a year and 5% in-credit interest on balances up to £2,500 for the same period.
1 March 2013
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Barclays has set aside a further £600 million for refunding customers who were mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI).
5 February 2013
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Mortgage rates are continuing to fall, with the joint lowest-ever fixed rate home loan on record launched today.
19 October 2012
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Bank of England policymakers decided against unleashing further emergency support for the recovery today, despite mixed signs over the health of the economy.
4 October 2012
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George Osborne has insisted there are "positive signs" for the UK economy despite a think-tank drastically downgrading its growth forecast for Britain.
7 September 2012
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The Bank of England held back from unleashing further emergency support for the economy today, despite receiving a jolt over the health of the UK's recovery.
6 September 2012
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Record low interest rates and multi-billion-pound emergency support measures from the Bank of England are costing savers nearly £18 billion a year, research showed today.
18 June 2012
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The base rate has been held at its 0.5% historic low once again, the Bank of England announced today.
7 June 2012
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Thousands of credit card customers face interest rate hikes, but you can reject them to escape the potentially crippling higher payments.
13 March 2012

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