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Banks were today accused of profiteering from homeowners during the recession, as it emerged that the average interest charged on variable-rate mortgages is 4.2% higher than the Bank of England’s base rate2009-11-23T12:51:38ZBanks still reining in lending despite incentives
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Despite massive injections of public money and government promises to eat up bad debt, banks are still being stingy about lending to UK businesses figures suggest2009-11-19T14:58:20ZThis Government is concerned only with surviving
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Is that it? That was my reaction as I stood at the back of the House of Lords with other MPs listening to the Queen's Speech2009-11-19T09:06:32ZMPC in three-way split over pouring in £25 billion
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The Bank of England was split three ways over its decision to pump an extra £25 billion into the economy as it battles to drag Britain out of recession2009-11-18T12:04:00ZCity and Canary Wharf ‘hit by floods’ – but don’t panic...
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Large parts of the City and Canary Wharf were plunged into 'chaos' as the FSA, Treasury and Bank of England tested how well the financial system can cope with an Act of God2009-11-17T13:06:34ZPetrol will hit £5 a gallon as inflation rises for the first time since February
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<b>Video:</b> Surging petrol prices have pushed the rate of inflation up for the first time since February2009-11-17T13:26:48Z‘Living wills’ to save failing banks
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A senior member of the Bank of England today said the preparation of “living wills” so banks can be wound down when they hit financial trouble would lead to “better fire prevention and better fire-fighting”2009-11-17T12:58:51ZHome loans remain cheap but holidays abroad will cost more
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The shock figures on the poor state of the economy today offer good and bad news for consumers2009-10-23T14:49:56ZBank of England is set to reverse quantitative easing
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The Bank of England said it is ready to reverse quantitative easing as the housing market showed further signs of recovery2009-10-23T08:57:44ZEconomists fear a long battle ahead as recovery hopes dashed
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Hopes of a swift recovery from the recession were dashed as City economists warned that Britain is now likely to face a longer battle to restore the country to prosperity2009-10-23T12:56:33ZStruggling firms paying more for bank loans
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Banks have jacked up the cost of lending to British businesses which are fighting the survive the recession2009-10-22T12:29:30ZCrunch time ahead for private equity
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The British Venture Capital Association deserves some marks for chutzpah2009-10-13T05:56:43ZQE key to rate rise timing
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The Bank of England held interest rates at 0.5% for the seventh month running today, leaving economists speculating on when it will feel able to start pushing them up2009-10-08T12:36:52ZWhy it’s a good thing the pound is weaker
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One of life’s current mysteries is why people are so surprised at the abrupt decline of sterling, and in particular the weakness of the past few weeks when the markets came to the conclusion that the Bank of England would like to see the rate lower2009-09-30T07:06:32ZMortgage lending bounces to six month high
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2009-09-29T08:45:39ZNo change for interest rates as Bank takes a breather
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The Bank of England paused for breath today amid further signs that the housing market is on the mend and the economy is pulling out of recession2009-09-10T12:02:26ZThe Bank’s data are united: They all promise disaster
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If there were ever any doubt about how bad the effects of recession will be and how long they might last the Bank of England’s plethora of lending data this week did all that was needed to dispel them2009-09-03T06:25:48ZMore debt repaid than taken out for first time on record
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2009-09-01T09:19:19ZHigh Street banks hit by soaring bad debts
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The scale of the bad debt problem facing Britain’s High Street banks and building societies was highlighted by figures buried in the Bank of England’s mass of data released2009-09-01T12:06:52ZCity shock as inflation blip hints at early rate rises
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The City was wrong-footed again by shock figures showing inflation remained stubbornly above expectations last month2009-08-18T13:14:13ZBanks under pressure to pass on cuts as Libor hits record low
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Libor, the rate at which banks lend to one another, has fallen 7.7% in the last week to a record low, piling the pressure on lenders to pass on cuts to borrowers in full2009-08-14T07:01:28ZBank of England decides on cash plan
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The Bank of England was meeting to discuss its programme of printing money against a backdrop of rising confidence among UK consumers2009-08-05T06:48:29ZFactories in turnaround on output
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The Bank of England’s interest-rate setters had more positive news on the economy to chew over at this week’s meeting after figures showed British factory output back in growth2009-08-03T12:29:24ZCity 'experts' are left looking foolish by huge dive
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City economists scrambling to rewrite forecasts for the year after a shocking decline in second-quarter output that none of them managed to predict2009-07-24T13:55:01ZTories way off target on bank reform
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As a general rule of thumb, the more a politician leaks a speech in advance, the more disappointing the actual result will be when it is delivered2009-07-21T05:57:45ZTories vow to scrap FSA and give power to Bank of England
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City faces a major shake-up in banking regulations as the Tories and Liberal Democrats unveil plans for reform2009-07-20T06:26:27ZBank reeling from Darling's boost to FSA
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The Bank of England was working out how it would respond to the Government's decision to strengthen the role of the FAS in banking supervision to the detriment of the central bank's powers2009-06-26T08:22:18ZGetting the books in order is our biggest challenge
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According to Sir Howard Davies, the first chairman of the FSA, speaking yesterday on Radio 4, research in the United States has established a link between the trust that business and investors have in the regulatory system and their willingness to invest.2009-06-18T07:59:25ZRecovery proving elusive as the banks' lending worsens
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Lending to businesses remains very weak, the Bank of England admitted. The data from the Bank indicate that businesses are not seeing the much-vaunted green shoots of recovery2009-06-18T13:30:37ZBank of England damps down talk of a rate rise
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The Bank of England made it clear that interest rates are unlikely to move upwards any time soon2009-06-17T14:11:14Z