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6th May 2022

George Nixon at The Times looks at what the base rate increase means for savers, including analysis of which product was most popular on Savings Guru in April Read more

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26th April 2022

With 1 year fixed rates at three year highs, James spoke to Sylvia Morris about whether it was worth savers opting for fixed rates instead of easy access Read more

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5th April 2022

With Cynergy Bank, Al Rayan and Zopa all paying 1% or more on easy access, James spoke to Ed Magnus at This Is Money about the price war in easy access and where rates are heading Read more

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5th May 2022

As base rate rose to 1%, James spoke to This Is Money about what it means for savers Read more

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25th April 2022

As the best 1 Year Fixed rates soar past 2%, James spoke to This Is Money about why the sale of Masthaven Bank is one of the factors influencing the market Read more

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2nd April 2022

Following the launch of a 1.50% paying easy access account for its current account customers, James spoke to The Times' George Nixon about problems at JP Morgan's digital offshoot, Chase Read more

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3rd May 2022

NS&I's green savings bonds have attracted just £275m of savings since launch, against a target of £15bn.  James spoke to This Is Money about the reasons behind their poor performance Read more

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18th April 2022

James was on BBC Radio London talking to Salma El-Wardany about spring cleaning your personal finances, why we need more financial literacy in schools and much more.  You can listen back to him here (from 11:50)  Listen here

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1st April 2022

James spoke to Ed Magnus about the use of issue numbers by banks and a readers frustration about a new issue notice account from Shawbrook paying a higher rate than his Read more

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27th April 2022

With some of the best savings rates being offered on savings platforms, James spoke to YourMoney.com about the various providers, what savers should look for and the future for savings marketplaces Read more

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8th April 2022

Marcus responds to the price war in easy access by improving its rate to 1%.  Is it enough though?  James spoke to This Is Money about what impact it will have on the savings market Read more

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31st March 2022

With the cost of living increasing, and energy bills set to rise on average 54% from 1st April, James spoke to Vanessa Feltz about practical steps that consumers can take.  James is on from 24 minutes in Listen here

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