Will we really see negative interest rates or would they prove pointless? asks SIMON LAMBERT By Simon Lambert for Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 06:00 BST, 15 October 2020 | Updated: 06:00 BST, 15 October 2020 Are we really going to get negative interest rates in Britain? This will we, won’t we game has been going on for … Read more
As if negative interest rates are not difficult enough to explain to borrowers and savers in their own right, the Bank of England has made the issue even more complicated with its own zig-zags. From the start of the pandemic, Andrew Bailey, in his first fraught year as governor, has made it clear he wants … Read more
Banks gear up for era of negative rates: Bosses tell Bank of England they would be ready ‘in weeks’ – and plan to levy fees on their biggest clients By Helen Cahill, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 10 October 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 10 October 2020 Bank chiefs have told the Bank … Read more
President Donald Trump has said that he is no longer taking steroids, but could not confirm that he has tested negative for coronavirus since becoming infected last week, even as he plans to hold an event with hundreds of people at the White House on Saturday. ‘I feel really, really strong,’ Trump said in an … Read more
President Donald Trump has said that he is no longer taking steroids, but could not confirm that he has tested negative for coronavirus since becoming infected last week, even as he plans to hold an event with hundreds of people at the White House on Saturday. ‘I feel really, really strong,’ Trump said in an … Read more
Savers could soon have to pay to keep their money in a bank if negative interest rates are enforced. Many have suffered negligible rates for more than a decade and most high street banks now pay a pittance at 0.01 per cent. But experts last night said rewards for starved savers could fall even further … Read more
NHS Covid-19 app ‘bug’ refuses to let users enter negative test results and insists they stay in 14-day quarantine App tells users to self-isolate if they alert it to any coronavirus-like symptoms But if they fail to book a test through the app they then cannot enter the results This means they are unable to … Read more
NHS Covid-19 app ‘bug’ refuses to let users enter negative test results and insists they stay in 14-day quarantine App tells users to self-isolate if they alert it to any coronavirus-like symptoms But if they fail to book a test through the app they then cannot enter the results This means they are unable to … Read more
Britain’s savers could soon be charged to hold money with their banks after the Bank of England left itself wide open to setting interest rates negative for the first time. The Bank of England base rate of interest, which influences how cheaply banks can borrow money, what homeowners pay for their mortgage and how much … Read more
‘I don’t know why he’s not here’: Boris Johnson swipes at Keir Starmer for failing to face him at PMQs after Labour leader reveals one of his children has tested NEGATIVE for coronavirus and he is out of self-isolation Sir Keir Starmer is out of self-isolation after one of children tested negative The Labour leader … Read more