http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7439469.stm
Bradford & Bingley has become the latest lender to raise its mortgage rates for new borrowers.
Its rates for many new deals will rise by between 0.05% and 0.55% from Friday.
The bank said it was going to charge more for new mortgages because of the increased cost of raising funds in the financial markets.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7439589.stm
Aviva, the owner of Norwich Union, will cut up to 1,800 jobs by 2010 as it restructures its insurance operations.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7440104.stm
The US unemployment rate has risen at its fastest pace in more than two decades in May, stoking recession fears in the world's biggest economy.
The surprise jump in May's jobless rate to 5.5% from 5% is the most recent signal yet that US growth is stalling.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7439752.stm
Japanese banks are feeling the fallout from the US subprime mortgage crisis and the credit crunch, according to the country's financial watchdog.
The Financial Services Agency said losses stemming from US sub-prime lending increased by 41% to 850bn yen ($8bn; £4.1bn) at the end of March.
Have a good weekend everyone.
Bradford & Bingley has become the latest lender to raise its mortgage rates for new borrowers.
Its rates for many new deals will rise by between 0.05% and 0.55% from Friday.
The bank said it was going to charge more for new mortgages because of the increased cost of raising funds in the financial markets.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7439589.stm
Aviva, the owner of Norwich Union, will cut up to 1,800 jobs by 2010 as it restructures its insurance operations.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7440104.stm
The US unemployment rate has risen at its fastest pace in more than two decades in May, stoking recession fears in the world's biggest economy.
The surprise jump in May's jobless rate to 5.5% from 5% is the most recent signal yet that US growth is stalling.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7439752.stm
Japanese banks are feeling the fallout from the US subprime mortgage crisis and the credit crunch, according to the country's financial watchdog.
The Financial Services Agency said losses stemming from US sub-prime lending increased by 41% to 850bn yen ($8bn; £4.1bn) at the end of March.
Have a good weekend everyone.
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