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All the following tweets are the respective tweeters personal views and not those of their employers.
MORTGAGES
@MasonsFinancial - Dean Mason 2011 Mortgage & Protection specialist
"@richardmurphyUK: Thinking about a mortgage/remortgage? Talk to someone ASAP,lenders looking to increase rates on Friday"...heard this too.''
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@JonathanDavisWM Jonathan Davis - Economist & Wealth Manager
''O M G @bbcnews has just said UK Govt will back lenders on mortgages. DON'T THEY F_____G REALISE THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT BANKRUPTED THE U.S.???''
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PAYDAY LOANS
@JohnTheJourno - John Fitzsimons - Deputy editor of lovemoney.com
"Very interesting - an interest-free payday loan has been launched. Have 7 days in which to pay it off before have to start paying interest"
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@CashQuestions Annie Shaw - Financial agony aunt & Daily Express columnist
"First there were the 0% credit card peddlers, now the 0% payday loan floggers guardian.co.uk/money/2011/nov… Always someone leeching off muppets"
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EUROZONE CRISIS
@ReutersJamie - Jamie McGeever - Editor at Reuters Insider TV
''what's the key to health of world stock markets? not italy or ez, says jim o'neill, but an “ok” united states, soft landing in china''
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@RobinBew Robin Bew - Chief Economist & Editorial Director of The Economist Intelligence Unit
"US economy has picked up even as #eurozone heads toward recession. But only a matter of time until EZ drags down US econ.st/rtRjH9"
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@bondvigilantes - Bond Vigilantes M&G's retail bond team
"New Italy PM Monti says youth, women biggest wasted resources in Italy. Isn't that what Berlusconi thought too?!"
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@johnstepekMW - John Stepek - editor of MoneyWeek, Britain's best-selling financial magazine.
"Spain is well into "point of no return" territory, having paid just under 7% to borrow over 10 years this morning. Who's next?"
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CONSUMER SPENDING
@VBischoff - Victoria Bischoff - Personal Finance Reporter for Citywire Money
"Breaking news: The average “man-bag” contains items worth £104.80, only £4.28 less than the items in the average lady’s handbag."
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@simonnread simon read - personal finance editor at The Independent
"Direct Line says the value of the contents of a 'man-bag' is reaching handbag levels. Hang your heads in shame, lads!"
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NORTHERN ROCK
@money2themasses - Damien Fahy - Me!
"Northern Rock is being sold to Virgin Money for £747m, the government has announced ow.ly/7wlR0"
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@jimconey James Coney - Editor of Money Mail
"It's would be great news to have a new competitor bank on the high street - if only consumers ever bothered to switch accounts...."
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INFLATION
@BBCHughPym - Hugh Pym - Chief Economics Correspondent for the BBC
"Arise Sir Mervyn. He receives his knighthood on day inflationfalls back a bit. But still 5 pc"
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@EdConwaySky - Ed Conway -Economics Editor of Sky News
"Overall, inflation report implies bank is readying itself for more quantitative easing. Potentially quite a lot..."
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@ money2themasses - Damien Fahy - Me!
"Fall in inflation is good but more reason for Osborne to not use Sept high inf to calc next year's benefit levels - will find out on 29/11"
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@elainemooreeeee - Elaine Moore - finance and consumer writer at the FT
"Inflation might be down, but you still can't get a savings account on the high street that can beat it"
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UK ECONOMY
@EdConwaySky - Ed Conway -Economics Editor of Sky News
"Bank of England slashes growth forecast. Growth rate of around 1pc next yr. inflation forecast also cut. Expected to be 1-2pc in 2013"
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UK EMPLOYMENT
@money2themasses - ME!
"Unemployment was 2.62 million in July-September, up 129,000 on the previous 3 months"
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@hwallop - Harry Wallop - Retail Editor, Daily Telegraph
"Sign of how bad jobs market is: Royal Mail received 110,000 applications for 18,000 temp Christmas jobs"
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SEEKING FINANCIAL ADVICE
@money2themasses - Me!
"High street banks offer risky investment advice, says Which? ow.ly/7v5nx - good to see 4 out of 6 IFAs gave good advice though - should be 100% though"
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@paullewismoney Paul Lewis - BBC Radio 4 Money Box Presenter
My rule on banks and financial advice - never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, go to a High St bank for financial advice. You will get sales.
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