By Kitiphong Thaichareon and Angus MacSwan BANGKOK/LONDON, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Thailand led a global charge to cut interest rates on Wednesday, with countries from Europe to New Zealand expected to follow in the next few days to fight an unrelenting ...
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Cr edit card and loan debt is being used to seize homes, with one building society reporting 28% of repossessions caused by other second charge lenders Forced out: Loans and credit card debts are being used to force out homeowners who have never ...
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LONDON (AP) - As joblessness spreads in Britain the government has a new problem to tackle — soaring individual credit card debt, which is more than eight times higher in Britain than in France, Spain, Germany and Italy. Free-spending Britons have ...
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The run up to Christmas has traditionally been the busiest time of the year for high street retailer Woolworths. This year, however, it is in administration and customers who have bought gifts from the store are wondering where they stand. What ...
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LONDON (AP) _ Britain's business chief will tackle the problem of high consumer debt Wednesday by urging the credit card industry to stop practices that risk hurting households' finances at a time of economic uncertainty. These practices include ...
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BRUSSELS, Dec 3 (Reuters) - French bank BNP Paribas (BNPP.PA: Quote , Profile , Research ) won permission from Europe's competition watchdog on Wednesday to buy Fortis's (FOR.BR: Quote , Profile , Research )(FOR.AS: Quote , Profile , Research ...
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Recent judders on the financial markets have not made it a great time for borrowers. Even though the Bank of England’s base rate has remained fixed at 5.75 per cent since July after previous frequent rises, the cost of borrowing has continued to ...
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