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Today's best savings rates

By Rebecca Atkinson Update: Wed, 17/03/2010 - 11:20

Make saving one of your priorities in 2010. Rebecca Atkinson reviews all the best savings accounts on the market. Read more

Interest rate held at 0.5%

Update: Thu, 04/03/2010 - 11:56

The Bank of England has held the interest rate at 0.5% for March as fears of a double-dip recession diminish. Read more

Interest rate frozen and quantitative easing halted

Update: Thu, 04/02/2010 - 12:15

The Bank of England has voted to freeze the base rate at 0.5% for the 11th consecutive month - and agreed to halt its quantitative easing programme. Read more

Interest rate frozen for 10th month

Update: Thu, 07/01/2010 - 12:21

The Bank of England has kept the official interest rate at 0.5%, and left its quantitative easing programme at £200 billion. Read more

Savers – beware the return of inflation

Update: Thu, 17/12/2009 - 15:44

News that the rate of inflation jumped last month has come as a double blow to savers with many of the top deals being pulled in recent weeks. Read more

Interest rate held

Update: Thu, 10/12/2009 - 12:23

The Bank of England has voted to hold the interest rate at 0.5%, but will not be injecting any more money into the economy this year. Read more

Interest rate to stay on hold in 2010

Update: Tue, 17/11/2009 - 11:10

The interest rate is likely to remain on hold throughout 2010 despite the fact that inflation increased in October for the first time in eight months. Read more

Where did all the great savings accounts go?

Update: Mon, 09/11/2009 - 09:58

Half of easy access savings accounts now pay interest of 0.5% or less, while more than 22% pay under 0.1%. So where are the best deals at the moment? Read more

What impact will "printing" new money really have?

Update: Thu, 05/11/2009 - 12:14

The Bank of England has increased the amount of new money being created to £200 billion, and voted to maintain the interest rate at 0.5%. What will this mean for you? Read more

Three things to do while interest rates are low

Update: Tue, 13/10/2009 - 11:39

The interest rate could stay below 2% for five more years - but what should you do to make the most of the situation? Read more

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