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View Article  Hopes that Fed will cut rates lead to world stock market

Shares leapt on both sides of the Atlantic yesterday after market hopes that the Federal Reserve will try to calm credit conditions with further interest rate cuts were boosted by soothing comments from the US central bank’s vice-chairman.

Stock markets surged in London, New York and across Europe after Donald ...   more »

View Article  Darling hints at capital gains tax U-turn

Alistair Darling today signalled that he may backtrack on his unpopular changes to capital gains tax, as critics continued to attack his decision to announce the proposal without consulting the business community first.

 

Speaking at the CBI annual conference this lunchtime, the chancellor said he was "open to suggestions" ...   more »

View Article  6% growth in mortgage lending

Gross mortgage lending grew to an estimated £32.4 billion in October, rising nearly 6% from £30.6 billion in September and £30.6 billion in October last year, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). 

 

While the increase is higher than the 3% seasonal rise that might typically be ...   more »

View Article  Play the currency game to pay your mortgage

If you had put a £1m mortgage into US dollars at the start of the year and left it without making a single payment, then thanks to the falling dollar that mortgage would have decreased in value by more than £70,000.

 

Such is the beauty of foreign currency mortgages, ...   more »

View Article  US spending slow despite rate cut

Growth of spending by US consumers slowed more than expected in September, despite a half a percentage point interest rate cut during the month.

 

Spending grew by 0.3% in September after August's revised growth of 0.5%, according to the Commerce Department.

 

A separate report showed that US factory ...   more »