Bank of England (BoE)
BoE governor gives optimistic forecast about scenario approach
Bailey says new method allows for better projections, given growing frequency of ‘black swans’
UK government ‘must act against decline in cash acceptance’
Parliamentary committee suggests firms could be made to accept cash to protect those who rely on it
BoE plans to link system-wide and individual stress tests
Meanwhile, ECB wants to broaden system-wide stress models to include central counterparties
Next phase of BoE RTGS project aims for atomic settlement
New platform settled £778 billion on first day of operation, deputy governor says
BoE’s RTGS service update goes live
Renewal expands access to payments infrastructure, with increased focus on cyber resilience
Rate hikes and financial stability can coexist – IMF panel
Policy-makers can ease lenders’ stress with short-term liquidity when tightening policy, say speakers
BIS, ECB, BoE develop synchronised cross-border FX transactions
BIS says Project Meridian FX reduces liquidity, credit and settlement risk
Market turmoil causes BoE to reschedule long-dated bond sale
Change to QT plan comes after tariff uncertainty triggers surge in UK government bond yields
Trade fragmentation could depress growth – BoE
Volatility has increased “significantly” though market functioning remains “orderly”, FPC says
BoE proposes raising deposit insurance limit
Central bank suggests increasing level of savings protection to account for inflation since 2017
Banknotes: January to March 2025
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
No need for repo clearing ‘cannon’ in Europe, says industry
Observers question rationale for a clearing mandate, calling for clearer incentives
Agent-based models come of age
Central banks are increasingly modelling the economy as a complex system
Borrower-lender ties key in policy transmission – BoE research
Stronger ties between banks and firms leads to weaker pass-through in low-rate environment, study finds
AI crucial for driving growth, says BoE governor
Bailey compares technology’s transformative potential to advances of industrial revolution
BoE unveils scenario for annual stress test
First exercise since framework update will simulate milder conditions than previous version
BoE museum showcases virtual reality Phillips machine
VR version of Moniac brings 144kg hydraulic economic model to wider audience
People: Sarah John to become BoE’s COO
Plus: Bank of Russia’s former deputy governor joins commercial lender VTB
Gilt repo clearing mandate on Bank of England’s radar
Sources say regulator mulling benefits of US-inspired regime, but is non-committal
Do central bank governors make good prime ministers?
Mark Carney is the latest to make the leap, but the record elsewhere has been mixed