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		<title>Interest rates likely to be increased in 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 18:50:02 +0000</pubDate>
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Economists have warned that a rise in interest rates is likely before the end of the year in the event that the current spike in factory output prices continues. High petrol prices have caused manufacturers to absorb rising energy and raw materials prices, with the main being transferred to consumers, stoking fears of a rise [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Offers in for Williams and Glyn.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2010 12:24:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tom</dc:creator>
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The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has reported receiving five offers for their Williams&#38;#8201;&#38;&#38;#8201;Glyn&#8217;s branch network. RBS were ordered to sell these branches as part of a European Commission state aid ruling in 2009, the business is valued at around &#163;2 billion.
By Tuesday night&#8217;s deadline, speculations were that Santander, Virgin Money, National Australia Bank, BBVA [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unions set talks to avert national rail strike</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 10:46:12 +0000</pubDate>
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Under threat of the first nationwide strike by signalmen in 16 years, Network Rail announced on Friday night that it would meet next week at conciliation service Acas to discuss two separate disputes with the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) and the TSSA, which represents managerial grades. The RMT is already threatening to strike [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congratulations. It&#8217;s been a year now since the Bank of England increased their interest rates.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:22:28 +0000</pubDate>
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It came as no big surprise to anybody when the Bank of England (BOE) announced that they will be holding interest rates at their record low of 0.5%, and for the twelfth consecutive month. 
The BOE&#8217;s decision gained a consensus of approval by UK economists, who pronounced, individually and collectively that rises in the cost [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Barclays buy a bank.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:25:11 +0000</pubDate>
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The U.K.&#8217;s second- biggest bank Barclays Plc have announced that they are to acquire Standard Life Plc&#8217;s banking assets for a sum of &#163;226 million pounds, In a move designed to expand their UK based savings and mortgage operations, Barclays will receive a major boost in turnover through Standard Life Bank Plc, who currently hold [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gordon gives Darling a well earned pat on the back as new car sales rise in June</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 09:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tom</dc:creator>
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You could almost hear the cries of &#34; look Gordon, it worked&#34; reverberating around Downing Street over the last few days with the announcement that sales of new cars rose for the first time in 15 months in July, as the government&#8217;s innovative &#34;cash-for-bangers&#34; scheme appeared to be finally coaxing more buyers back into new [...]]]></description>
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