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Bank faced with little choice on rates

City economists are unanimous in expecting that the Bank of England will cut rates still further this week

The Times MPC: the December verdict

Six members of the shadow panel call for a 1% cut, with only one arguing the bank should take no action

Times MPC calls for 1% cut

A five-strong majority back an aggressive cut of a full point to 3.5 per cent in order to stave off the threat of a deep recession

Bank cuts rate by 1.5 points

Homeowners could save as much as £190 a month on a tracker after shock move cuts borrowing costs to 3%. Watch our video

Times MPC: November verdict

All nine members vote for a rate cut of at least a half-point with five backing a cut of a full point

The Times MPC: the September verdict

Only two members of the panel voted for a cut with the majority of The Times MPS preferring to play safe

Rates should be held, says Times MPC panel

Seven members call for rates to stay pegged at 5 per cent for fifth month in a row, while two call for a cut

The Times MPC: the August verdict

The Times shadow panel vote 8 - 1 to keep rates on hold, but Sushil Wadwhani warns the risk of recession warrants a cut

Tempus analysis: Grim all round

Even for first time buyers falling house prices make grim reading - until mortgage lenders start offering deals

Services sector raises fears over UK jobless

Businesses forecast steep rise in jobless numbers in 2009 ahead of the Bank of England's decision on interest rates

House prices fell by record 15.9% in 2008

The average UK home lost £20,000 of its value this year, and prices are set to fall by a further 15% over 2009

Waterford demise adds to pension rescue load

The group is likely to seek help of Pension Protection Fund, which will most likely cost the fund at least £50 million

Trucking in the land of Acronymia

At the Fed, the combination of Zirp and QE will provide the liquidity that is a necessary but not sufficient condition of recovery

Bank faced with little choice on rates

City economists are unanimous in expecting that the Bank of England will cut rates still further this week

Data from builders adds to case for stimulus

Activity across the construction industry plunged last month as survey shows sector shrinking at its fastest rate in 12 years

Manager who predicted slump leaves Paulson

The investor who helped John Paulson to make $15bn from predicting the US sub-prime mortgage crisis has left Paulson & Co

Japanese lead way as carmakers struggle in US

The American car industry signed off a terrible 2008 with full-year sales figures showing double-digit falls amid the downturn

M&S cuts 1,000 jobs as fashion sales dive

Retailers the first big losers of 2009 as Britain returned to work with the worst employment prospects in a generation