Shops Push For Interest Rate Cut

Story date: 2007-09-03 11:58:00
Added on: 2007-09-04 05:00:54

Guardian Unlimited - Retailers have urged Bank of England policymakers to consider a cut in interest rates after high street sales remained weak in August. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) said like-for-like retail sales rose by 1.8% in August, a slight improvement ...


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