Rates squeeze consumers

Story date: 2007-09-01 11:44:00
Added on: 2007-09-02 02:54:57

Times Online - ... was that rising inflation was symptomatic of a strong economy and that, even if food and energy prices went into reverse ... Of the previous 1 point, because of the increasing take-up of fixed-rate mortgages, only just over half (0.51 points) had been ...


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