INTEREST RATES
Howard Archer, analyst at IHS Global Insight
“The Bank of England’s decision to keep interest rates down at 0.5pc despite well above-target and rising inflation undoubtedly reflects major concerns within the MPC over both the current softness of the economy and the outlook, particularly given that fiscal tightening increasingly kicked in from April.
“The MPC obviously also has serious concerns about current elevated and rising consumer price inflation; but for now at least most committee members are prepared to hold fire on interest rates to give the economy more of a chance to develop forward momentum.
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Island Federal Credit Union is committed to the members and communities it serves, and helps to support them by offering the best possible interest rates. Today, this credit union is offering a 12-month CD rate of 1.15% APY.
You must become a member of the credit union in order to obtain this CD rate. The minimum opening balance required is $1,000. Please note that a penalty for early withdrawal may apply and the credit union may change rates at any time.
Membership in Island Federal Credit Union is open to anyone who lives, works, worships or attends school in Nassau County or Suffolk County (with the exception of the townships of East Hampton, Southampton and Shelter Island). Island FCU is part of the CO-OP network, one of the largest surcharge-free ATM networks around, which gives members access to more than 28,000 surcharge-free ATMs around the country.
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If you’ve been following my credit card posts, you know Chase is a leader in sign-up bonuses for new credit card holders.
Originally, the big bank offered $50 cash back for signing up for a Chase Freedom Visa, then $100 and $150 after that.
Today, the offer stands at $200, making its deal the largest bonus for cash-back credit cards.
The $200 bonus cash back offered on the Chase Freedom Visa comes in two parts.
The first $100 is added as a statement credit after you spend $500 within the first three months. The second $100 is added the same way, after you’ve spent an additional $1,000 within the first six months.
The Chase Freedom Visa also includes a great rewards program, which gives consumers 5% cash back on select purchases every month, as well as 1% cash back on everything else.
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Amazon’s Audible.com is currently offering two free audiobooks and a thirty-day free trial to its gold membership to new listeners that take advantage of its special television offer (advertised as www.audible.com/tvoffer)
If you haven’t heard of Audible.com before, it’s an audiobook subscription service that has the world’s biggest selection of audiobooks. Audible currently has more than 85,000 titles in its library from more than 2,500 different sources. You can find bestselling audiobooks on Audible, as well as the classics. Audible even has its own recording studio and has produced a number of audiobooks as part of its Audible Originals collection. Audible also offers audio versions of a number of books, magazines and other periodicals through hits service. Audiobooks from Audible are compatible with iPods and just about every major smart phone and tablet. You can
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Get a $25 Account Bonus when you sign up for Betterment. Start now! Betterment is a personal investment account that aims to blend the simplicity of an online bank account with the higher long-term returns associated with investing in stocks and bonds. The offer is valid only for new individual accounts with Betterment. To qualify for the bonus, you must make an initial deposit of $250 within 60 days of sign up and not withdraw that initial deposit for 60 days. Your participation is subject to the following terms and agreements: This promotion is not valid with any other offers and is non-transferable. Offer available to U.S. Residents only.
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