LONDON (Reuters) - Gross mortgage lending fell 52 percent on the year in January to its lowest monthly total since April 2001, the Council of Mortgage Lenders said on Thursday.
LONDON (Reuters) - Householders in England and Wales will face above-inflation increases in water bills this year, water regulator Ofwat said on Wednesday.
LONDON (Reuters) - Lloyds Banking Group's takeover of HBOS one month ago has left investors fearing they may not get to reap the long-term benefits of the marriage after a shock jump in bad debts has raised the spectre of full nationalisation.
LONDON (Reuters) - Threadneedle's Pan European fund is slowly being positioned towards cyclicals like Irish building company CRH , but the main focus will remain on defensive stocks like Tesco until the recovery starts to emerge.
LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Mervyn King has met Chancellor Alistair Darling to seek permission to conduct quantitative easing, a Bank of England spokesman said on Wednesday.
