Articles in the Economy Category
MoneyExpert: Welsh Assembly Urged To Boost Mortgage Holder Numbers
November 16th, 2006
The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) is stating that affordable housing is imperative to the future health of the Welsh economy, following reports that the number of first-time buyers has fallen significantly. Figures indicate that first-time buyer activity has recently fallen to the second lowest level since 1991, with …
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MoneyExpert: Welsh Assembly Urged To Boost Mortgage Holder Numbers
November 16th, 2006
The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) is stating that affordable housing is imperative to the future health of the Welsh economy, following reports that the number of first-time buyers has fallen significantly. Figures indicate that first-time buyer activity has recently fallen to the second lowest level since 1991, with …
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MoneyExpert: Welsh Assembly Urged To Boost Mortgage Holder Numbers
November 16th, 2006
The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) is stating that affordable housing is imperative to the future health of the Welsh economy, following reports that the number of first-time buyers has fallen significantly. Figures indicate that first-time buyer activity has recently fallen to the second lowest level since 1991, with …
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MoneyExpert: Welsh Assembly Urged To Boost Mortgage Holder Numbers
November 16th, 2006
The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) is stating that affordable housing is imperative to the future health of the Welsh economy, following reports that the number of first-time buyers has fallen significantly. Figures indicate that first-time buyer activity has recently fallen to the second lowest level since 1991, with …
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MoneyExpert: Balls: Credit Unions Can Now Offer Larger Loans
November 11th, 2006
Ed Balls, the economic secretary to the Treasury, has highlighted how credit unions are now able to offer larger loans over longer periods.
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MoneyExpert: Consumers To Reduce Borrowing, Says Report
November 8th, 2006
Those intending to reduce the amount owed on credit cards in the next six months outnumber those who plan to borrow more, new research has found.
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Motley Fool: Lessons From Interest Rate Hikes
October 27th, 2006
It is looking increasingly likely that the Bank of England may increase interest rates next month. The Monetary Policy Committee will meet again in early November to decide whether the British economy is strong enough to sustain another base rate hike.
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This Is Money: Bull Brown Predicts Growth
October 27th, 2006
A bullish Gordon Brown yesterday delivered his most upbeat assessment yet of the outlook for the economy
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This Is Money: Rate Rise ‘needed’ Say City Experts
October 23rd, 2006
More weight was put behind the case for a rate rise today after an influential City report said both the housing market and the economy need to be cooled
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Scotsman: ‘Interest Rate Rises Needed’ To Slow Boom
October 22nd, 2006
FURTHER increases in interest rates next year look more likely as a new forecast shows the UK economy set to outperform its growth targets, on the back of continued strength in the housing and financial markets.
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