The latest rise in the cost of living means higher rate taxpayers need to find a savings account paying 7.

Suburban owners seem generally unperturbed about the latest rise in prices at the pump.

Johnson's latest rises have pushed that up by 5.6% across the board.

"This is why the bond market shrugged off the latest rise in the prime lending rate."

Since the prime tends to follow other market rates, the latest rise does not by itself signal that further increases are in the works.

While the latest rise was expected, it adds to the burden on businesses, which pay more than one-third of the country's medical bills.

The latest rise in interest rates was set off by data on Friday that showed the economy creating jobs at a faster-than-expected clip.

But perhaps, just perhaps, this latest rise is unsustainable.

Such a view implies that gold's latest rise is short-lived.

The Government said the latest rise resulted mainly from an increase in mortgage interest payments.