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Inflation rate rises to 1.5%

Inflation today recorded its first jump since February with the rate jumping to 1.5% in October from 1.1% in September.
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Property prices drop 1.6%

Property asking prices fell 1.6 per cent in the last month as the housing market suffered its traditional seasonal slowdown.
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£10bn taken from cashpoints

We withdrew more than £10billion from cashpoint machines in October - the most that has been taken in a single month in banking history.
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Number of mortgage approvals rises again

Total of 50,600 loans were advanced for house purchase during September, two per cent more than in August.
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Bad debts to drive up cost of credit cards

Credit card holders are being told to brace themselves for interest rate rises and the introduction of annual fees.
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Workplace stress costing employers billions

Stress, anxiety and depression in the workplace is costing employers billions of pounds, the NHS watchdog warned today.
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Northern Rock cuts interest rates

Nationalised bank Northern Rock today cut its mortgage rates for the fourth time in just over a month.
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Landline tax 'threat to broadband'

TalkTalk is preparing to put its criticisms of the proposed landline tax to the GovernmentMore than 100,000 homes will be forced to give up their broadband internet under plans to introduce a controversial tax, TalkTalk has said.
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Tougher credit card rules coming in

The Government has brought forward tougher rules for credit card companiesCredit card companies have been warned to "get their act together," as the Government brought forward plans to stop them landing borrowers with unsustainable debts.
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