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The Bank of England today announced it is holding the Base Rate at 0.5% for the seventh consecutive month.

8 October 2009

The Conservatives have confirmed they will bring forward the planned rise in the retirement age, if elected.

6 October 2009

Anyone aged 50 or over before next April will be allowed to save up to £5,100 in a tax-free savings account from today.

6 October 2009

Thousands of savers are being dumped onto miserly rates as their sky-high fixed deals come to an end.

2 October 2009

Savers who had money in collapsed Icelandic bank Icesave have just over two weeks to claim compensation or risk losing their money for good.

30 September 2009

The Prime Minister's office is to investigate banks and building societies' ability to take money from customers' accounts without permission.

24 September 2009

Savers with money held in the Bank of Cyprus now have their first €100,000 protected, compared to €20,000 previously.

22 September 2009

Premium bond holders will soon see their chances of winning increase, as the prize fund 'interest rate' will rise from 1% to 1.5% on 1 Oct.

21 September 2009

Unemployment is at a 14-year high of 2.47 million after a 210,000 rise in the three months to July, official figures showed today.

16 September 2009

Inflation slid to its lowest level in almost five years during August, official figures showed today.

15 September 2009

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