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setmefree2

I'm still lovin' the news ticker. Particulary found the news on RBS & Natwest counter withdrawals useful as that is not the sort of news you find on Bloomberg!

Biggles

setmefree2 wrote: »

Particulary found the news on RBS & Natwest counter withdrawals useful as that is not the sort of news you find on Bloomberg!

Yes, you only find it on Bloomberg if it's true!

frivolous_fay

esmerellda wrote: »

Works okay for me, although in my personal opinion a number of recent headlines have been incredibly misleading and sensationalist, which lessens the impact when there is actually an important/urgent news article/warning.

I'm still having nightmares about the one that said 'mortgage rates coming down, get ready to fix' a few weeks after everyone was saying 'fix now' and I fixed and paid £200 to do so...

And the discussion the article linked to was just some guy's thread about whether to fix

MSE_Martin

frivolous_fay wrote: »

I'm still having nightmares about the one that said 'mortgage rates coming down, get ready to fix' a few weeks after everyone was saying 'fix now' and I fixed and paid £200 to do so...

And the discussion the article linked to was just some guy's thread about whether to fix

Actually both those stories were spot on.

The first was "fixed mortgage rates going up, if you're planning to fix soon, so it asap" and indeed rates did go up"

The second about a month later was "rates may be coming down soon so keep your eyes open" and we're watching to see what happens

That's what news is about keeping eye on these short term movements and both were very specific about the time period.

As for the NatWest and RBS headline, it was totally accurate, that's what headlines are about - the information to see if you want to read and find out more. To tell the whole story in a headline means its would be an article not a headline.

Biggles

MSE_Martin wrote: »

As for the NatWest and RBS headline, it was totally accurate

It inferred that they were charging for cash withdrawals by their own customers. In fact, they are just doing the same as many other banks do already, charging for other banks' customers' withdrawals (a pretty rare occurrence anyway). It was certainly not headline-worthy.

frivolous_fay

Thanks Martin.

I was just looking for the headline I saw earlier along the lines of 'Homeowners continue to suffer deflation'... did I imagine that or was it changed? All I can find now is 'Cost of living falls for many homeowners' (Incidentally, the discussion link on that one leads to a non-existent thread)

Because the former would get a big thumbs down from me... I'm in negative equity, I'm trying to forget about it and not worry, I don't need reminding

elver_man

Biggles wrote: »

Are you on IE8 too? I just logged in on my laptop (still running IE7) and it snapped right back to the original point on the page, like it's supposed to do. Maybe it's an IE8 thing?

Mind you, I'd still rather not keep reading the same news every time I change boards.

Yes IE8, must try the Pc when i get back home next week to see if it does the same as i believe thats running on IE7

setmefree2

Biggles wrote: »

It inferred that they were charging for cash withdrawals by their own customers. In fact, they are just doing the same as many other banks do already, charging for other banks' customers' withdrawals (a pretty rare occurrence anyway). It was certainly not headline-worthy.

I found it useful fwiw. As a Nat West customer if I wanted to get a large amount of money I'd know to go to my own branch now.

Biggles

setmefree2 wrote: »

I found it useful fwiw. As a Nat West customer if I wanted to get a large amount of money I'd know to go to my own branch now.

Or, indeed, any other branch (of NatWest) in the country.

MSE_Martin

Folks if you have issues with the story or a different opinion - then thats what the individual discussion links from each news story are for