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interest rates have been held at 5.25% for the seventh time in a row by the bank of england, despite the rate of inflation hitting the bank s target level of 2% for the time in three years. of 2% for the first time in three years. economists have predicted that interest rates, which are currently at a 16 year high, won t be cut until august. with more, here s our chief economics correspondent, dharshini david. ok, so it s four bedrooms. first time buyerjames has his eye on his dream home in coventry. but getting the keys to the door has been more challenging than expected as higher mortgage rates have made the first rung of the housing ladder harder to grasp. we definitely had to make some cutbacks as a couple and look at our financial plan to see if we could afford the mortgage. with the rates being high, we ve had to save for effectively another year to come into line with that. it s also understanding, yeah, the term of the mortgage, you know, from looking at it, it s now
Start of friday. And we will look ahead to wall street as well. The british Prime Minister offers to ensure the post Brexit Rights of Three Million eu citizens living in the uk. Later well have a wrap up of this weeks big economic stories with our correspondent andrew walker. Research in the Daily Telegraph has found well qualified people who voluntarily talked about Theirflaws Injob interviews were more likely to win the role. Today we want to know, what are your weaknesses . Being Gay Perfectionist is not allowed get in touch just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Being a perfectionist. Always horrible when that question comes up. We will share hours with you later. Hello and welcome to Business Live. We start with the price of oil, because once again despite the best efforts of the Oil Producing nations to prop it up, it is on the slide. Lets show you whats been happening. This week the talks all been about this guy hes back. Traders refer to a bear market when the price of an asset falls
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