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Ecostat sees 7.00% base rate in Hungary by year-end  -  28 Aug 2007
Portfolio.hu,Ecostat believes the central bank (NBH) will reduce the base rate by a total of 75 basis points to 7.00% by the end of the year, though the Monetary Council

Let's twist again  -  28 Aug 2007
Mortgage Solutions,The bad news is that it now looks inevitable that the Bank base rate will rise once more before the end of the year to reach 6%.

Governor Acquah calls for consumer pressure...over high interest rates  -  28 Aug 2007
The Statesman Online,Average base rate quotations of the banks had declined by 8 basis points at the end of June 2007 on top of the 141 basis points downward revision in March

Hungary 3-m T-bill auction reflects uncertainty about rate cut ...  -  28 Aug 2007
Portfolio.hu,...easing cycle was only put off, not halted, and their end-year projections for the base rate (7.75% currently) have not been altered (raised) in merit.

FBCCI asks traders not to make extra profit during Ramadan  -  28 Aug 2007
The Daily Star,It should also ensure that the exchange rate during opening LC is considered the base rate. The government must stop assessment of income tax considering

'Brits Save Less Today Than 150 Years Ago'  -  28 Aug 2007
Life Style Extra,At 5.75 per cent, base rates are at their highest level since March 2001, meaning savers with accounts that track the base rate can hope to get a decent

City View: Households will be hurt by the credit crunch  -  28 Aug 2007
This is Money,Some of us have fixed rate mortgages, while some are on variable rates (whether they be base rate trackers, discounted or simply standard variable rate

Consumer confidence 'unaffected by volatility'  -  28 Aug 2007
London Stock Exchange,...level of optimism over interest rates, with many consumers believing that the Bank of England will not feel obliged to raise the base rate any further.

The effect of the sub-prime crisis on UK mortgages  -  28 Aug 2007
Thrifty Scot (press release),This has improved the chances of the Bank leaving the base rate at 5.75%. The fall in inflation has led to a reduction in two and three years Swap rates

Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2007 Results  -  28 Aug 2007
CNNMoney.comThis sharing ratio will be adjusted when the vessels trade in ice conditions, so that the profit sharing above the base rate of $25500 per day between Omega

Halo Financial Ltd - Daily Currency Insight  -  28 Aug 2007
Fxtraders.eu,It would look like they will leave the base rate alone for at least a couple of months and perhaps, if it’s warranted, we will see another hike at the end

Mortgage lending fear creeps into Hungary  -  28 Aug 2007
Insurance News Net,Risk was not a large problem in America while interest rates remained low, but as the central bank raised its base rate, loans started to become pricier.

Could contagion from the United States finally kill off the boom?  -  28 Aug 2007
Times Online,...as their funding from the wholesale markets dries up. That will mean a widening of the spread between interest rates on mortgages and the base rate.

Hungarian central bank keeps base rate on hold in line with forecasts  -  Aug 27, 2007
Forbes,BUDAPEST (Thomson Financial) - The Hungarian central bank acted as analysts predicted today, keeping the base rate on hold after a wave of turbulence in

INSTANT VIEW - Hungary cenbank leaves base rate unchanged, ups ...  -  Aug 27, 2007
Portfolio.hu,...markets worldwide in the past weeks has prompted the Monetary Council on to put off the cut on Monday and the base rate was left unchanged at 7.75%.

ANALYST VIEW - Hungary MPC to leave base rate unchanged, no major ...  -  Aug 26, 2007
Portfolio.hu,Today's main market-moving event will be the Monetary Council's interest-rate decision and the publication of the NBH's updated CPI report.

Unlimited access account guaranteed to track base rate  -  Aug 24, 2007
Easier,The Leeds Postal Saver, which is guaranteed to track Bank of England Base Rate (currently 5.75% gross pa/AER) until 1st February 2010, allows access to

Hungarian cenbank to cut base rate on Monday?  -  Aug 23, 2007
Portfolio.hu,Over the past few days, some analysts have commented that NBH may decide to cut the base rate to rev up economic growth - however this is not a perfectly

UK's Darling considering doubling base rate of CGT to 20 pct - report  -  Aug 16, 2007
Forbes,Darling is considering an increase from 10 pct to 20 pct in the base rate of capital gains tax for investments classed as business assets, such as holdings

Vectren Electric Base Rate Increase Approved by Indiana Commission  -  Aug 15, 2007
CNNMoney.comEVANSVILLE, Ind., Aug. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) today approved Vectren Corporation's utility subsidiary

Hungary MPC had exciting policy meeting today - Simor  -  Aug 27, 2007
Portfolio.hu,There were some members on Hungary's Monetary Council who voted to cut the base rate by 25 basis points to 7.50% on Monday, but external factors eventually

No miracle cure to interest rate burden  -  Aug 24, 2007
Farmers Guardian,Many experts expect a 6 per cent bank base rate by November. Most farmers will pay between 1.5 per cent and 2 per cent over the bank base rate.

Borrowers remain cautious over base rate  -  Aug 22, 2007
London Stock Exchange,Borrowers in the UK are demonstrating caution over base rate movements in the future, with figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) highlighting

A base rate rise is needed, says National Homebuyers  -  Aug 22, 2007
ClickPress (press release),...[ClickPress, Wed Aug 22 2007] The Bank of England has published its Quarterly Inflation Report, in which it was made clear that the base rate needs to hit

Banks show their greedy side again  -  Aug 27, 2007
Thrifty Scot,In some cases credit card and overdraft interest rates have gone up by far more than July’s 0.25% base rate rise. The largest increase has been on two

Star Magazine Lowers Base Rate: Blame Lower Priced Weeklies  -  Aug 22, 2007
mediabistro.com,Star Magazine, according to the WWD Memo Pad, is lowering its base rate to 1.25 million in January. This news comes on the heels of the staff slashings this

Summer 2007: The impact on your wallet  -  Aug 27, 2007
Saveborrowspend.co.uk,Those of you due to come off a fixed-rate deal in the months ahead will really feel the pinch, as some analysts have predicted a 6% base rate within the

No need for base rate to follow Fed cut, says Yam  -  Aug 20, 2007
The Standard,There is no need for Hong Kong to adjust its base rate in response to the US Federal Reserve Board's decision to trim the discount rate, Hong Kong Monetary

International savers benefit from base rate tracker account ...  -  Aug 20, 2007
WebWire (press release),Following the Bank of England’s decision to raise UK interest rates in July, BBI has increased the amount of interest paid on its base rate tracker savings

HKMA rules out plan to cut base rate  -  Aug 20, 2007
South China Morning Post (subscription),Owing to the Hong Kong dollar's peg to the US dollar, the HKMA's base rate normally follows the Fed's discount window, which was cut 0.5 percentage point to

Consumers Can Now Enjoy a Lifetime Price With Special Verizon High ...  -  Aug 27, 2007
CNNMoney.com2007, qualifying customers who sign up for Verizon High Speed Internet with a two-year commitment will pay the same low monthly base-rate for as long as

Silver Saving Accounts  -  Aug 25, 2007
50 Connect,The account guarantees to pay 0.45% above the base rate, which currently stands at 5.75%, for the first year; while for the second year you will receive a

optimism soars that base rates have peaked  -  Aug 15, 2007
Times Online,A week ago, the markets had shown that investors’ money was staked firmly on not one but two increases, which would have lifted the Bank’s base rate to 6.25

Base rate accounts 'come with conditions'  -  Aug 16, 2007
London Stock Exchange,The majority of savings accounts paying the base rate or above come with certain restrictions and conditions, making them somewhat less appealing than they

Minutes Show Bank Of England's MPC Voted Unanimously To Keep Base ...  -  Aug 15, 2007
RTT News,Wednesday, August 15, 2007 10:57:29 AM - The Bank of England's nine-member strong Monetary Policy Committee cast a unanimous vote to hold the key interest

Good news on fixed rates  -  Aug 25, 2007
Norfolk Eastern Daily Press,Lenders base their deals on 'swap rates', or the cost of borrowing funds from other banks, which are in turn based on base-rate forecasts.

Average credit rates up less than base rate increase  -  Aug 15, 2007
London Stock Exchange,However, four interest rate rises from the Bank of England have left the base rate one per cent higher than ten months ago. "Current accounts are the major

BoE MPC voted 9-0 to keep base rate unchanged at 5.75 pct at Aug 2 ...  -  Aug 15, 2007
FXstreet.com The Foreign Exchange Market,LONDON (Thomson Financial) - The prospect of another interest rate hike from the Bank of England in the next couple of months is likely to diminish further

'Release cash in your home while you've still got time'  -  Aug 25, 2007
The Observer,This has left many borrowers, who took a short-term fix when the US base rate was 1 per cent, unable to meet their monthly mortgage payments now the base

Earn monthly income from Saga  -  Aug 22, 2007
This is Money,Moyeen Islam, fixed interest strategist at Barclays Capital, says: 'A rate of over 6.5% when Bank of England base rate stands at 5.75% is a good deal.

An elegant fix for house inflation  -  Aug 26, 2007
This is Money,If the June numbers are anything to go by, there is little sign yet of the housing market responding to rises in the base rate. Whatever may be happening

Interest Rates May Not Rise After All  -  Aug 14, 2007
Motley Fool UK,By Ed Bowsher | 14 August 2007 Until today, a further rise in the Bank of England's base rate looked close to a sure thing. After all, the Bank's governor,

Electric Base Rate Increase Sought for Michigan Customers of ...  -  Aug 11, 2007
WebWire (press release),..."We’re asking for less than a 4% base rate increase. It’s primarily needed to help offset inflationary pressures and to pay costs associated with the new

Benefits for silver savers, but be sure to re-evaluate  -  Aug 17, 2007
Telegraph.co.uk,The rate is guaranteed to be 0.45 of a percentage point above Bank of England base rate, currently 5.75 per cent, for the first year.

Base rate set for another increase  -  Aug 9, 2007
mform,It looks as though the base rate is set to increase even further in the coming months. Following five rises in a year, the Bank of England today (August

Banks cash in on base rate hike  -  Aug 8, 2007
This is Money,Greedy banks have increased credit card and overdraft interest rates well above July's 0.25% base rate rise. Our finder tools allows you to do your own

TESCO OFFERS TWO YEAR TRACKER BELOW BASE RATE  -  Aug 10, 2007
Firstrung,The two-year tracker from Saffron is set at 0.26% below base rate for the first two years, giving a payable rate of 5.49%. Then it tracks at 0.95% above for

Bank takes Saturday service to second city  -  Aug 27, 2007
Fiji Times,Investment Home Loans will fall from 11.50 per cent per annum to 11 per cent, and its Business Banking base rate from 11.20 per cent to 10.70 per cent.

Mortgage Jargon Buster  -  Aug 23, 2007
AboutProperty.co.uk,...of this deal are that you will be able to budget over that period and know exactly what you’ll be paying regardless of theBank of England Base Rate.

Base Rate held at 5.75 per cent  -  Aug 2, 2007
Mortgage Introducer,The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has voted to hold the Base Rate at 5.75 per cent. Ray Boulger, of John Charcol, said: “Today’s decision by




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