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How bad will the mortgage chaos get and will it sink house prices??
Rocketing rates have sent the average two and five-year fixed rate mortgage through the 6 per cent barrier.
This is a level that would have been considered unthinkable a year ago, when there were 50…
Published on 3 years, 2 months ago
Did the UK stage its own mini-financial crisis... and who was responsible?
As markets went haywire and the Bank of England staged a bond market intervention earlier this week, it felt like a mini-financial crisis had been triggered.
It has been an incredibly turbulent week…
Published on 3 years, 2 months ago
In brief: Why is the pound falling and why are UK borrowing costs spiking?
In this excerpt from the This is Money podcast, Simon Lambert and Georgie Frost discuss why the mini-Budget has combined with last week's interest rates decision to send the pound tumbling and UK gov…
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago
What does the tax-cutting mini-Budget mean for you and the UK?
Britain's new Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng delivered a blistering mini-Budget this week that was anything that small.
A wave of tax cuts were unleashed. Some had been heavily trailed, such as spiking t…
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago
The pound, inflation, interest rates and energy bills... what happens next?
The Bank of England is tipped to raise interest rates by at least 0.5 per cent this week, but the pound fell to a 37-year low last week - reaching $1.351, a level not seen since 1985.
That comes aga…
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago
How to get a better pension: Steve Webb answers your questions
This is Money's pensions guru Steve Webb racked up his 300th column answering readers' questions this week.
Over the past six years, Steve, with the help of pension and investing editor Tanya Jeffer…
Published on 3 years, 3 months ago
The cost of living crisis cutbacks that could harm your long-term wealth
Belts are already being tightened but as bills head even higher more people will look to save where they can.
But are there some things that you should avoid doing or cutting back on at all costs?
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Published on 3 years, 3 months ago
Will the Government keep its state pension triple lock promise this time?
Inflation is soaring and if predictions are correct, it would result in the Consumer Prices Index measure hitting 13 per cent this autumn.
That could result in a state pension rise of around £1,000 …
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Inflation hits double digits for the first time since 1982: How does today compare to 40 years ago?
Inflation is up again with CPI now measured at 10.1 per cent, the highest since February 1982, when Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister.
How does this bout of inflation compare to then?
Lee Boyc…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago
Will rates keep rising and are cash Isas a good option again? Savings special podcast
Rising bills and the cost-of-living crisis are forcing many to dip into savings pots, if they have one to begin with.
At the same time, with base rate rising to try and curb inflation, savings deals…
Published on 3 years, 4 months ago