|
Bank of England to use £50bn of taxpayers' money to ease credit crunch |
|
|
|
|
Written by Guardian
|
|
Friday, 30 January 2009 |
|
Mervyn King, the governor of the Bank of England, has been given the green light to spend £50bn of taxpayers' money, buying company debts and other assets, in the clearest signal yet that Britain is moving towards the desperate recession-busting tactics of "quantitative easing". |
|
Read more...
|
|
|
Northern Rock cuts savings deals |
|
|
|
|
Written by BBC Online
|
|
Thursday, 02 October 2008 |
|
Northern Rock has withdrawn a number of savings deals to new customers to ensure it does not abuse any competitive advantage. The nationalised bank is one of few financial institutions that has a 100% guarantee for the safety of customers' savings, as it is government-backed. |
|
Read more...
|
|
|
Eurozone inflation double target |
|
|
|
|
Written by Guardian
|
|
Tuesday, 01 July 2008 |
|
The European Central Bank appears certain to raise interest rates on Thursday after eurozone inflation leapt to a record high of 4% this month.Eurostat, the EU statistics agency, said June inflation jumped from 3.7% in May on the back of surging energy and food costs. Oil, which was trading near a record of $142 a barrel in Asia today, has been a key factor. |
|
Read more...
|
|
|
Banks braced for charges defeat |
|
|
|
|
Written by BBC Online
|
|
Thursday, 24 April 2008 |
|
The UK's biggest banks are bracing themselves for defeat in the High Court test case about overdraft charges. |
|
Read more...
|
|
|
G7 to address financial turmoil |
|
|
|
|
Written by BBC Online
|
|
Friday, 11 April 2008 |
|
The G7 group of industrialised nations is to address ways of tackling recent global financial turmoil, stemming from the continuing credit crisis. |
|
Read more...
|
|
|
|
<< Start < Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next > End >>
|
| Results 1 - 10 of 1153 |
News & Insight 
To access contracts, tenders and business opportunities, create an account from the login section. 
