Headlines in the UK are lamenting the end of a long held British tradition of free banking. If you live in the US, Australia or anywhere else in the world for that matter you’d wonder what all the fuss is about. Doesn’t everyone pay banking charges? Well not in the UK. It’s been a...
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The Bank of England issued its quarterly inflation report this morning and indicated that inflation may turn towards its target faster than predicted in its last report in August. Figures released show that the CPI is running at 2.4 percent, slightly lower than expected, but still 20 percent above the Bank’s set target. The...
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Start the clocks. This time next year should see the completion and launch of the final phase in the completion of the high speed London to Paris rail link after years of limping through the UK at the speed of a suburban line train. Eurostar have announced that 14th November 2007 will see the...
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