Economics
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Bank of England says it could have bought almost five times as many bonds as it needed on third day of latest QE
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Lack of willingness at financial institutions to sell long-dated bonds suggests monetary policy won’t be enough to boost growth
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His plan may sound good on the surface, but it ultimately reveals how oblivious he is to his constituency’s true plight
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Payments on internet saver and instant access savings accounts cut by 0.35 percentage points in November – more than 0.25 base rate reduction
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Institute for Fiscal Studies say membership likely to offer ‘significant economic benefits’ to UK, especially services sector
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Editorial: British banking is lazy and uncompetitive. It is also blessed with a toothless watchdog
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Threadneedle Street offered to buy back £1.17bn of bonds from institutional investors but received offers of only £1.11bn
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Thinktank estimates that GDP contracted by 0.2% last month as ONS figures show trade deficit widened to £5.1bn
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NAB economists expect global headwinds to force cash rate to 1% by August 2017, raising prospect of unconventional policy
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Survey shows spending rose sharply in July helped by good weather but claims economic growth is slowing with the outlook still fragile
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Annuities were compulsory until the then chancellor freed pensioners to do what they liked with their money. Today, the income from them is pitiful
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Nobel prize-winning economist steps down saying Panama government refused to guarantee report would be made public
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Business live Pound slips, but FTSE hits 14 month high and oil jumps after Saudi comments - as it happened