Industry body calls for rate cuts
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The British Chambers of Commerce calls for an interest rate cut, amid signs of an economic slowdown in the UK.
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Business & money: British Retail Consortium urges Bank to consider reducing interest rates after weak high street sales.
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Hopes that interest rates have peaked were fuelled today by news that the Bank of England this month began considering the case for a cut in the cost of borrowing.
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Business & money: Bank could step in to tackle fresh inflation fears.
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Borrowers must be warned that making only minimum repayments will cost them more in interest, new banking industry guidelines say.
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Rate rises have cut demand for luxuries such as beauty treatments and holidays, a CBI survey suggests.
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Business & money: Banks and building societies start withdrawing products in response to Thursday's bank rate rise.
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Business leaders called for  more leadership to head off an economic downturn on Wednesday,  with some saying an emergency U.S. interest rate cut may have  been over hasty and could fuel a new market bubble.
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DAVOS, Switzerland  - Business leaders called for more leadership to head off an economic downturn on Wednesday, with some saying an emergency U.S. interest rate cut may have been over hasty and could fuel a new market bubble.
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Hopes of a cut in interest rates were raised today, following the publication of the Bank of England&#39;s Monetary Policy Committee minutes.
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MEMBERS of the Bank of Englandâs Monetary Policy Committee voted unanimously to freeze interest rates this month amid signs of a slowing housing market and falling inflation, a report showed today.
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Watchdog Energywatch says it is time the energy industry was referred to the Competition Commission.
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Lawmakers on Tuesday urged the US Securities and Exchange Commission to move to reform the oversight of credit-rating agencies, with one suggesting its power
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Some investors appeared to be betting that more rate cuts would be needed after reports provided fresh evidence that consumer spending is slowing and confidence is ebbing.
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Business & money: Lenders move swiftly to cut home loan rates after the Bank of England cut the price of borrowing
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Federal bank regulators, worried about a surge in defaults on high-risk home mortgages, on Friday called on lenders to exercise caution in making subprime loans and closely evaluate borrowers' ability to repay them.
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US central bank chief hints at interest rate cut to ease credit crisis.