ThisisLondon: Interest rates 'close to peak' CITY economists believe that interest rates are at or near their peak and will remain there until at least the second half of next year.
BBC NEWS | Business | South Korea lowers interest rates South Korea's central bank has cut interest rates for the first time in 13 months in a move to boost the economy and stimulate weak domestic demand.
ThisisLondon: Bank chief issues new slump warning The Bank of England today issued a fresh warning that the housing market was vulnerable to a crash.
BBC NEWS | Business | US interest rates raised to 1.5% The US Federal Reserve has raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point to 1.5%.
BBC NEWS | Business | Oil prices surge to record highs US light crude rose to $44.99 in Asian trading. Prices have climbed for the past eight days to 21-year highs.
BBC NEWS | Business | House prices show sharp increase House prices grew rapidly in England and Wales during the second quarter of 2004, Land Registry figures have shown.
Scotsman.com Business - Top Stories - City starts to consider the prospect of 6% interest rate FIVE words said it all. "Another quarter point in September." It was not something borrowers wanted to hear, of course. But as the Bank of England jacked up its interest rates by a quarter percentage point yesterday, it was a common forecast among money gurus.
Telegraph | News | We're getting by with a little help from our grans The latest interest rate rise last week has led to further predictions that the housing market will crash. But as Lewis Bessemer reports, a closer look at some surprising new figures suggests that Britain's enduring love affair with property will continue
