LONDON, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- Interest paid on saving accounts in Britain fell to the lowest rates since 1995, the Bank of England said Monday.
LONDON, Dec. 5 (UPI) -- Banks overcharging borrowers on mortgages should cut back the rates immediately, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Friday.
LONDON, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- The value of homes in Britain fell, on average, $146.75 every day from the first of the year through November, Halifax bank reported Thursday.
LONDON, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Central banks in Britain and Sweden cut their key interest rates to 2 percent Thursday to provide liquidity to financial markets.
LONDON, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- European financial markets were braced for large interest rate cuts across the continent in the wake of more bad economic news.
TOKYO, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- The Bank of Japan said Tuesday it would initiate a series of steps to pump $32 billion into the economy.
AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Monday that further reductions in the current lending rate are possible.
LONDON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- London Scottish Bank filed for court protection Monday after the Financial Services Authority declared it could no longer accept deposits.
CHICAGO, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Americas has sued developer Donald Trump, saying he failed to make good on a loan guarantee for his Chicago skyscraper, records show.
LONDON, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- The British Treasury said it was considering emergency steps to ensure banks are making loans to consumers and small businesses.
LONDON, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- The economies of Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia are set for pronounced slowdowns in 2009, a bank that supports development in those regions said.
LONDON, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- Bank of England Gov. Mervyn King said Tuesday the central bank may need to cut rates to stimulate the country's sluggish lending.
LONDON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Inflation in Britain fell in October by the biggest margin since 1997, possibly signaling a central bank lending rate cut in December, an economist said.
ABUJA, Nigeria, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- The Nigerian House of Representatives passed a resolution to pressure the government to reject the offer of a $3 billion World Bank loan.
YORK, Pa., Nov. 14 (UPI) -- A would-be bank robber threatened to file an official complaint after finding that a bank in Springettsbury Township, Pa., had no cash on hand, police said.
