Nationals round-up: The usual favourites dominated the headlines, including interest rates, weighing up cash and equities and the future of gold. There was also a look at some alternative investments, while investors were told how they can get some of their commission back.
Interest rates When will the base rate go up? It's a question everyone has been trying to answer since the Bank of England brought it down to its record low, 0.5%, some 30 odd months ago. This weekend, the Guardian asked some top economists and experts for their views. A lack of consensus meant predictions hovered between some time next year and mid-2013. Howard Archer, chief UK and European economist at IHS Global Insight, said: "Whenever interest rates do start to rise, the probability remains that they will move up relatively gradually and remain very low compared with past norms." ...
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