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To fix or not to fix? That is my mortgage question

| By Deborah Hyde | 12:01 | 12 March 2010

Interest rates are going to go up, but when? What will it mean for my mortgage? And should I fix now at a higher rate to protect myself?

The end of free banking would be a victory for the bankers

| By Bruce Janman | 08:01 | 11 March 2010

Current accounts that charge a monthly fee are a tribute to aggressive marketing rather than any inherent value in them. We shouldn't let the banks get away with it.

Ten years on, what has the City learnt from the tech bubble?

| By Angus Foote | 01:04 | 10 March 2010

Nothing, it seems - City institutions are still happy to flog worthless ideas in the interests of a quick buck.

House prices to crash! Yet again!

| By Richard Lander | 02:22 | 09 March 2010

Predicting a property disaster is easy; getting it right is harder – just ask Ed Stansfield of Capital Economics.

Why compulsory dog insurance is a barking mad idea

| By Deborah Hyde | 11:29 | 09 March 2010

The government plans to force all dog owners to fork out £600 for complusory insurance.

Is it fair to impose a £60k cap on redundancy payouts for civil servants?

| By Tony Bonsignore | 02:26 | 08 March 2010

And are 270,000 civil servants right to go on strike over the issue?

How would you vote in an Iceland-style referendum on UK bank bailouts?

| By Tony Bonsignore | 11:11 | 08 March 2010

Iceland’s voters have overwhelmingly rejected the proposed Icesave compensation deal. How would you vote in a similar referendum on the bank bailouts?

Japan Diary – is it going to be different this time?

| By Lawrence Lever | 11:33 | 06 March 2010

Could Britain sell some tourist spots to raise some cash?

| By Deborah Hyde | 01:20 | 05 March 2010

German MPs suggested Greece sell islands or historic landmarks to cut its debt. What do you think we'd get for the Isle of Wight or the Blackpool Tower? 

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