Bank of England (BoE)
Bailey warns of threats from populism
BoE governor says institutions ‘have to challenge back’ against attempts to breed distrust
NZ foreign minister attacks central bank chief for backing Powell
Breman told to ‘stay in her New Zealand lane’ after signing letter in support of Fed chair
Central bank governors express ‘full solidarity’ with Powell
Lagarde and Bailey among signatories of statement in wake of Department of Justice investigation
BoE paper offers method to build narrative around forecasts
Process could support use of SVAR models in monetary policy process
2025: The year in central banking
A look back at the biggest and most popular stories of the year
Scenario analysis difficult to get right, say BoE watchers
Economists welcome attempt to convey uncertainty but criticise aspects of central bank’s reforms
Book notes: Money in crisis, by Ignazio Angeloni and Daniel Gros
This book should be essential reading for policy-makers at a time of uncertainty and technological change
BoE cuts rates by 25bp in another knife-edge decision
Doves see cold labour market while hawks fear ‘structural changes’ in wage-setting behaviour
Time to make doves cry
Jagjit Chadha warns of the perils of discretion as UK inflation is not securely converging on the target
Bank notes: October to December 2025
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
People: October to December 2025
A round-up of central bankers in the news and on the move during the past three months
BoE stress test finds UK CCPs resilient to extreme shocks
Bank will skip next year’s exercise to develop internal capabilities and resume testing in 2027
Public backstop complements private liquidity – BoE paper
Wholesale funding conditions improve even without banks tapping lending facilities, researchers find
BoE launches system-wide test on private markets
Second ever exploratory scenario to include major asset managers; results expected in early 2027
BoE lowers capital requirements for banks
Governor says move reflects sector’s evolution as institution publishes latest fin stab report
Synchronisation can support tokenised securities settlement – BoE
But central bank says it is unclear whether it outperforms unified ledger
BoE’s Pill focused on ‘nominal momentum’ in UK economy
Chief economist says inflation dynamics seem to have changed, but there is a lot of noise in the data
How generous is the UK’s new deposit insurance limit?
BoE’s decision to raise limit to £120,000 marks first change in eight years
BoE paper highlights ‘cost-of-carry’ channel of monetary policy
High inventory levels can boost transmission, authors say
BoE, MAS and BoT to test synchronised FX settlement
Project will use ‘synchronisation operator’ to achieve atomic settlement
BoE proposes changes to systemic stablecoin regime
Breeden says aim is to ‘build trust’ as issuers no longer have to hold 100% of reserves at bank