Bank of England (BoE)
Bank minutes: inflation may hit 4% in spring
Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee warns inflation could reach 4% in spring; says pace and extent of subsequent fall highly uncertain
Number of central bankers on the rise
Central banks increase staff, reversing decade-long downsizing trend
Imbalances could treble in next two decades: Bank's Haldane
Bank of England executive director Andy Haldane charts course of global imbalances, pointing to trends likely to widen them
Fed extends temporary dollar swap lines
Dollar swap lines reopened with five central banks in May will remain in operation until August 2011, seven months past original date of expiry
BoE, ECB announce euro-sterling swap line to aid Ireland
Bank of England agrees to provide sterling in exchange for euro up to a limit of £10 billion; move aimed at helping Central Bank of Ireland
Basel III won’t be a problem if implemented correctly, says Bank of England
Latest Financial Stability Report stresses importance of long transition to new rules, and concerns over central counterparty clearing
Bank’s Bean mounts QE2 defence
Bank of England deputy governor Charles Bean says criticisms that QE2 is inflationary, will spark inflows in emerging markets, are incorrect
Posen forecasts inflation ‘well below’ Bank’s latest estimate
Bank of England external Monetary Policy Committee member Adam Posen points to “empirical regularities” to explain why inflation could dip to less than 1% in years ahead
Bank names former Apax COO as new head of HR
Bank of England names Catherine Brown as executive director for human resources
King called for global bailout in March 2008: WikiLeak
Bank of England governor told US ambassador of need for nations to cooperate in order to recapitalise banking sector
Sants details new regulator’s approach
UK FSA’s Hector Sants says primary objective of new banking regulator will be to resolve failed institutions without disrupting financial system; outlines new risk model
BoE: seniority claims good indicator of default
Bank of England study shows claims by senior debt holders a good measure of future default risk
How to overcome structural breaks when forecasting: Bank study
Bank of England research examines methods to overcome the problem of structural breaks in forecasting
BoE paper: capital inflows primary cause of US housing bubble
Bank of England study shows large capital inflows had a greater effect than monetary policy in generating housing bubble in United States
BoE’s Dale identifies persistent headwinds in UK
Bank of England chief economist Spencer Dale spots headwinds that continue to restrict growth in the United Kingdom
WikiLeak sparks King quit calls from Blanchflower
Former Monetary Policy Committee member David Blanchflower says Bank of England governor Mervyn King must resign over lack of political impartiality after new leak on whistleblower website
King is fully justified
The governor of the Bank of England is well within his rights to press politicians on the need for fiscal retrenchment, Robert Pringle argues.
Posen reveals Bank MPC at odds over fiscal policy
Bank of England rate-setter Adam Posen talks of divide over fiscal retrenchment; accuses majority view of being “excessively political”
Neglecting financial stability was Bank’s biggest mistake: FSA’s Sants
UK Financial Services Authority chief and future Bank of England deputy Hector Sants says neglect of financial stability was Bank's gravest policy error
Lord Turner: FSA break-up unnecessary
Financial Services Authority chairman Adair Turner supports Twin Peaks approach “in theory” but argues benefits could have been achieved without breaking up regulator
Forrest Capie’s Bank anecdotes
William M. Clarke and Robert Pringle select some amusing excerpts from a new history of the Bank of England.
Forrest Capie’s Bank anecdotes
William M. Clarke and Robert Pringle select some amusing excerpts from a new history of the Bank of England.
Fuddy-duddyism without money
Samuel Brittan enjoys Forrest Capie’s epic history of the Bank of England in the third quarter of the 20th century.