Published in September 2009

How to protect your savings from inflation

by Neil Faulkner | Most people's savings lose more than £150-worth of buying power every nine years.

Published in May 2009

Woo-hoo! Interest rates set to stay low til 2010

by John Fitzsimons | The Bank of England reckons inflation will fall and the base rate will remain at 0.5% for the next year. What should savers and borrowers do with their money?

Published in March 2009

What falling inflation means for you

by Szu Ping Chan | As the RPI hits zero for the first time in almost 50 years, we tell you the winners and losers of falling inflation...

Prices rise but outlook remains grim

by Ed Bowsher | Figures out today showed a surprise rise in inflation, but prospects for the economy still look poor.

Base rate cut again to 0.5%

by Cliff D'Arcy | In an ongoing attempt to stave off more economic misery, the Bank of England cuts its base rate from 1% to 0.5%. This strategy has run its course, so what's next?

It's hard to be cheerful

by Ed Bowsher | The bad news keeps on coming. We can only hope that plans to print money will start to turn things round.

Published in February 2009

Inflation Falls By Less Than Expected

by Ed Bowsher | Inflation has fallen by less than expected, but we still need to fight the threat of deflation.

Bank May Start Printing Money Soon

by Ed Bowsher | We heard more rotten economic news today. The Bank of England may have start to printing money soon, and that means the pound could fall further.

Published in January 2009

A Licence To Print Money

by Stuart J. Watson | The Bank of England has warned it may soon be necessary to 'print money'. Will this rescue our economy - or simply make matters worse?