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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Guy Clapperton

Interesting week ahead

OK, get set for an interest rate cut if The Guardian is right - the Sunday Times yesterday thought it too close to call, The Observer thought a cut likely (it's worth mentioning that although the Observer and Guardian share an owner they're not obliged to share a view). The Daily Mail thinks it's a done deal - their words. The Observer also notes advertising is slowing down, a sign of possible trouble ahead, and The Independent notes the banks' financial results are suffering from consumer slowdown.

If you supply Debenhams then the Daily Telegraph hopes you have deep pockets as the High Street giant amends its terms and conditions; if you're anything to do with Red Letter Days - and a lot of companies use the scheme as an incentive for employees - then it looks as though the owner's colleagues on TV's Dragon's Den are going to try to rescue the business.

The Times has more on later retirements, while the Daily Telegraph has a report suggesting we're all panicking a bit about that. Yesterday's Sunday Times continued its entrepreneurial competition to find the best idea - loads of fun, you're too late to enter this year if you haven't done so already.

Mainly, though, all eyes will be on the Bank of England committee on Thursday lunchtime...

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