Northern Rock upbeat as loans surge
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Northern Rock&#39;s full-year profit will at least meet analysts&#39; expectations as the mortgage bank continues to pile on business despite the slowing housing market.
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Shares in Northern Rock recovered further as the London stock market was buoyed by a deep US interest rate cut, dealers said Wednesday.
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New applications for U.S. home loans  rose last week to their highest level in four months even  though mortgage rates ticked upward from their recent lows, an  industry group said on Wednesday.
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London equities rose on Friday, supported by fresh bid talk and a resurgent mining sector.
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Business & money: 9.30am: Shares in the bank jumped almost 3% after recommendation.
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Northern Rock is to lift the rates on its range of fixed-term mortgages to borrowers with patchy credit histories.
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Northern Rock says its full-year profit will at least meet analysts&#39; consensus forecast due to continued strong lending. The bank NRK.
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UK banks have welcomed the chancellor's plans to protect people's savings, in the light of Northern Rock.
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Bank of England policymakers are set to increase on Thursday British interest rates to 5.75 percent, a six-year high, as Britain&#39;s economy grows faster than expected, analysts said.
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New mortgage accelerator loans promise faster debt repayment.
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The British-based bank delivers an upbeat outlook and modest writedowns.
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There was a measure of relief for the banking sector on Tuesday after the Treasury extended its guarantee beyond Northern Rock's customer deposits to its wholesale banking products.
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THE Bank of England&#39;s monetary policy committee kept Britain&#39;s 11m homebuyers, businesses and the City happy today when it left interest rates on hold at 4.75% for the second month in a row.
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London equities continued to recover on Thursday amid a rally in the beleaguered mining sector.
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Britain's Labour government Tuesday agreed to extend its guarantee to all customer deposits held at Northern Rock as the British bank severely hit by the global credit squeeze awaits being taken over.
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Sentiment towards sterling has improved since the release of data revealing that mortgage lending remains strong, raising the possibility that the Bank of England may still need to keep hiking interest rates.
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The Treasury offers to guarantee more of Northern Rock's liabilities at the request of the troubled lender.