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Rates stay on hold

April 5th, 2011 admin Comments off

Reserve Bank leaves interest rates on hold again, sparing mortgage holders of additional repayment pain for at least another month.

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Portugal borrowing costs rise after downgrade

March 16th, 2011 admin Comments off

Investors demanded a 4.3 percent interest rate to take on euro1 billion ($1.4 billion) in 12-month Treasury bills. That is up from 4 percent two weeks ago and only 1 percent a year earlier.

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Fed stands pat on interest rates

March 15th, 2011 admin Comments off

The board of the Federal Reserve, citing an economy on “firmer footing,” on Tuesday said it will hold the line on its benchmark funds rate range and reaffirmed its $600 billion Treasury bond-purchase program designed to boost the still-struggling U.S. economy.

The Fed’s decision to maintain its key interest rate …

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Low interest rates will not last forever

February 23rd, 2011 admin Comments off

You have probably noticed the unbelievably low interest rate offers on home mortgages. This extended period of sub-5 percent mortgage rates has homeowners scrambling to refinance, hoping to exploit the savings from their lower mortgage payments and capture some of the newfound additional cash flow.

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Mortgage rates fall back this week after recent steep climb

February 19th, 2011 admin Comments off

Mortgage interest rates backed off a bit this week in the aftermath of a steep run-up that began a month ago and had continued through the week before.

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US payday loan firms plan rapid expansion in cash-strapped Britain

February 14th, 2011 admin Comments off

US corporations offering loans to poorer customers that often charge more than 30% in interest a month are planning a massive expansion in the UK, prompting warnings that thousands of families could …

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Obama to offer solutions for housing finance

February 10th, 2011 admin Comments off

Homebuyers face potentially higher interest rates under any of three Obama administration options for reducing government support of the mortgage market.

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‘Window closing’ on low mortgage rates

February 8th, 2011 admin Comments off

Canadian banks are raising interest rates on mortgages, marking the beginning of a trend as they correlate with rising bond yields and expected monetary …

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Could interest rates rise next week?

February 6th, 2011 admin Comments off

There is a one-in-three chance that the Bank of England will raise interest rates next week, economists warned last night

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Fixed mortgage rates rise slightly

January 29th, 2011 admin Comments off

After two consecutive weeks of stagnation, fixed mortgage interest rates rose slightly in the current period, as investors turned their attention from Europe’s sovereign debt crises to the rising U.S. stock market.

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