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Bank Accounts - Is The Recession Slowing Down?

Is The Recession Slowing Down? One of the more frustrating aspects of macroeconomics is that the data used to measure performance and trends is historic. The other aspect to all recessions is that they are easier to gauge in hindsight than in the midst of the recession itself. The current recession...

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Bank Accounts - Saving in the Bank, or under the Bed?

Saving in the Bank, or under the Bed? Introduction The financial crisis, although far from being solely a British problem has, nevertheless, had a profound effect on the British financial services industry. Billions of pounds of taxpayers' money has been spent on recapitalising the likes of Royal...

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Bank Accounts - Joining the Euro: Is it a Good Idea?

Joining the Euro: Is it a Good Idea? Introduction The first stages of European Monetary Union (EMU), or the adoption of the single European currency, the Euro, took place in 1999. For the first two years of its life, however, the Euro was solely an electronic banking currency, and the first notes...

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Bank Accounts - Bank accounts why are the banks after us to change

For many years, the UK general public has experienced some of the most flexible, competitive and cheapest banking facilities in the world. With the demise of the financial system through late 2007 and 2008, the banks are now under severe pressure to change the way that they have operated in the past....

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Bank Accounts - Shall I save my money or spend in 2009?

Shall I save my money or spend in 2009? Because of the way that banks collapsed in 2008, many of us are now asking whether it's a good idea to spend or save in 2009. However, some experts are saying that 2009 will be the year for saving rather than spending and others say the opposite. It's harder...

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