Bank of England (BoE)
ECB announces baseline T2S price of €0.15
Settlement platform’s Programme Board proposes to fix fee for settlement until 2018; price not dependent on UK volumes, says ECB
Bank’s King proposes radical regulatory measures
Bank of England governor Mervyn King assesses policies to reduce banking sector’s dependence on public support
Bank finds signs of green shoots in business lending
Bank of England Trends in Lending report for October shows brief rise in net flow of lending to businesses in August
Obituary: Peter Allsopp
Visionary reformer whose analysis and powers of persuasion changed financial market infrastructure worldwide
Bank minutes show Posen votes for more QE
Bank minutes show monetary policy committee member Adam Posen voted for further monetary stimulus
Central Bank of Azerbaijan opens primary school
Azerbaijani central bank pushes corporate-social responsibility agenda with help of newly-established communications department
Bank: credit demand still weak
Bank of England October Agents' summary of business conditions shows credit conditions continue to remain fragile
King demands collaboration
Bank of England governor Mervyn King says countries must reach collective solution over global imbalances or risk crippling the global economy through protectionist policies
BoE’s Fisher: further QE a possibility
Bank of England rate-setter Paul Fisher says central bank could provide stimulus should conditions warrant it
Ex-Bank MPC’s Kate Barker joins equity firm board
Former Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee member Kate Barker named non-executive director at Electra Private Equity
Sentance: Bank risks losing credibility if rates remain on hold
Bank of England external MPC member Andrew Sentance says central bank risks being seen as not taking its inflation-fighting remit seriously if it does not begin to raise rates
G30 unveils macroprudential manual
Group of Thirty recommends dual approach to macroprudential policy; says combination of fixed and flexible tools will equip supervisors to address systemic risks
Monetary policy cannot correct over-leveraging: Bank’s Miles
Higher interest rates will not prevent build-up of debt, which amplified effects of recent crisis, says Bank of England rate-setter David Miles
Trinidad and Tobago’s central bank faces legal action over bankrupt insurance giant
Disgruntled policyholders of failed insurance giant Clico demand compensation from Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago over what they see as deficiencies in oversight
Fisher: Bank special liquidity scheme will not be extended
Bank of England executive director of markets Paul Fisher says government bond swap facility will expire in 2012
BoE: stress tests tightened credit conditions
Bank of England’s survey on credit conditions shows lenders thought the availability of funds tightened in response to European stress tests
Australia adds financial stability to monetary policy mandate
Australian government amends Reserve Bank of Australia’s monetary policy remit to include financial stability
No alternative to bail-in capital: Bank's Tucker
Bank of England's Paul Tucker attacks bankers' concerns that bail-in capital will rattle investors; Sweden's Ingves says conversions achievable
CNB creates stability wing in bid to beef up systemic oversight
Czech National Bank separates financial stability and economic research department; says independent department move will enhance financial stability mandate
Bank’s Posen makes case for further stimulus
Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee member Adam Posen advocates use of more “monetary action” to stimulate economy
FSA’s Turner: regulator faces challenging transition period
Financial Services Authority chairman Adair Turner says restructuring of regulator will no doubt impact quality of operations
BoE: consumption volatility explains global decline in real interest rate
Bank of England study shows lower global real interest rates caused by higher consumption volatility in traded goods
BIS must fix data gaps: Bank paper
Bank of England paper identifies specific information gaps in cross-border banking statistics published by Bank for International Settlements; improvements thought to be under way
BoE: higher probability of further stimulus
Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee minutes show members felt more stimulus measures may be required to steer economy towards recovery