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Mortgage market buckles while lending dives
LONDON (Reuters) - Mortgage lending barely rose at all in August, with the increase shrivelling to two percent of what it went up by a year ago.

Money Market Guarantee Launches Today

Awaiting Financial Rescue

Volatility forces managers to show their mettle
The year so far has proved to be a difficult one for managers of funds of hedge funds as many have failed to offer a return to investors amid rocky equity markets.

Nationwide deal not end for windfalls
Cash windfalls remain likely from building society mergers in spite of the lack of payouts in Nationwide’s take-over of the troubled Derbyshire and Cheshire societies

Stocks, money markets stressed as bailout stalls

The money markets on the verge of a nervous breakdown

Barker: Squeeze is more serious than expected
LONDON, Sept 25 (Reuters) - The credit squeeze has been more serious than initially expected and the latest escalation of tensions poses downside risks to both the economy and inflation, Bank of England policymaker Kate Barker said on Thursday.

Volatility forces managers to show their mettle
The year so far has proved to be a difficult one for managers of funds of hedge funds as many have failed to offer a return to investors amid rocky equity markets.

Rally follows shorting ban
Stock markets around the world staged a remarkable recovery yesterday, clawing back nearly all of the losses made earlier in the week, as governments intervened in a bid to restore calm

Bank of New York reveals money market supports

Reserve Management Accused of Securities Fraud in Giant Money …

Market see-saws tip pensions into hedges
Pension schemes struggling to marry long and short-term liabilities are beginning to invest in hedge funds

Bank turmoil threatens more housing misery
LONDON (Reuters) - Homeowners should brace for a faster drop in the value of their properties as unprecedented turmoil in the global financial sector pounds sentiment in the flailing residential property market, experts said this week.

Rate cuts gather pace
Lenders are making larger and more frequent cuts to their mortgage rates, even at the riskier end of the market, in a sign that the recovery in the credit markets is underway.

Crunch time

Prepare to buy as market nears low, say advisers
Consensus is growing among wealth managers that the UK stock market will bottom out within the next two months, heralding strong investment opportunities for the long term

BoE’s Dale says economic risks are finely balanced
LONDON (Reuters) - The risks facing the economy are finely balanced but could change given so much uncertainty in the current environment, Bank of England chief economist Spencer Dale said on Thursday.

Prepare to buy as market nears low, say advisers
Consensus is growing among wealth managers that the UK stock market will bottom out within the next two months, heralding strong investment opportunities for the long term

Money Market Fund Warns Of Losses!

Millions wait for tax rebate
This month, all basic-rate taxpayers will find an additional 60 in their pay packets, courtesy of the government.

Fed Injects $50 Billion Into Money Markets

Central banks pump cash into money markets

Landlords emerge the winners in stamp duty waiver
Buy-to-let property investors have emerged as unexpected beneficiaries of the stamp duty holiday announced this week