Bank of England (BoE)
Bank’s Bailey places public at heart of stability remit
Bank of England’s Andrew Bailey says public acceptance of stability goal necessary to stave off future crises
Bank of England Quarterly Bulletin (2010 Q3)
Bank of England's third quarter bulletin scrutinises sterling markets, lending for new households
Posen: Bank’s next step should be ‘heavy duty’ credit easing
Bank of England’s Posen suggests different tack if UK’s recovery remains anaemic
Monetary policy best placed to boost short-term growth: King
Bank of England governor Mervyn King tells trade unionists that monetary policy is best suited to revive flagging broad money figures; says fiscal emphasis should be on debt reduction
Central banks are preferred regulators: CentralBanking.com panel
Charles Goodhart, Sir John Gieve and Paul Mortimer-Lee say regulation is best housed within the central bank but warn challenges remain
Goodhart attacks new European supervisory structure
Academic labels three new watchdogs “a waste and a mistake”; former financial secretary Lord Myners scornful of Basel III
BoE’s Haldane: China must not overshoot on financial reform
Bank of England executive director Andrew Haldane says China must continue to promote patience while harnessing impatience
Brown’s ex-spokesman denies Blair claim over Bank independence
Gordon Brown’s former spokesman Charlie Whelan says first Tony Blair knew about decision to grant Old Lady responsibility for setting rates was when Brown announced move after election
Focus on banks’ incentives must continue post-crisis: Bank’s Bean
Bank of England deputy governor Charles Bean says crisis focus on bank incentives must remain; financial market problems require macroprudential instruments
Fed looks to take Bloomberg battle to Supreme Court
Federal Reserve asks appeals court for stay on ruling that will force it to reveal emergency lending details; central bank considering appeal to country’s highest court as last resort
Bank – CEPR Monetary Policy Roundtable
Summary of roundtable discussion comprising members of Bank of England and Centre for Economic Policy Research shows above-target inflation expected to be temporary
UK think tank forecasts 8% rates by 2012
Though now at record lows, Policy Exchange chief economist Andrew Lilico says interest rates in the United Kingdom may rise to 8% by 2012 to overcome double digit inflation
BoE considers option of further stimulus
Bank of England minutes show the Monetary Policy Committee opted to keep stock of asset purchases constant despite downward pressure on growth
BoE: Agents’ summary of business conditions (June 2010)
Bank of England’s June summary of business conditions finds retailers fear government spending cuts
King writes third letter in a row to government explaining above-target inflation
Bank of England governor Mervyn King pens year's third letter to account for inflation of more than one percentage point above target; stresses health of long-term expectations, but economists unsure
Bank's Haldane: regulators must consider changing shape and structure of finance
Executive director for financial stability at the Bank of England says regulators should reconsider the structure of financial contracts, markets, and institutions
Welcome to Twin Peaks
The decision by the British government to adopt the Twin Peaks model of financial regulation represents a significant turnaround in the Bank of England’s political fortunes, writes Michael Taylor.
Preventing system failure
A model borrowed from ecology offers new insights for policymakers in how to understand and combat systemic risk, writes Claire Jones.
Interview: Andrew Haldane
The executive director for financial stability at the Bank of England talks to Robert Pringle about lessons from the crisis, the macroprudential toolkit, links between monetary policy and financial stability, and whether the banking industry needs to be…
Interview: Donald Kohn
Blair Baker talked to Donald Kohn on 9 July about his career at the Federal Reserve, monetary policy, the crisis and the future of financial regulation.
Banks can deal with refinancing burden: ECB
European Central Bank gives vote of confidence to lenders, pointing out banks were able to refinance $2.4 trillion in maturing debt between 2007 and June this year
Bank leaps to defence of off-target inflation forecasts
Bank of England lifts inflation predictions on volatility from short-term shocks, mounting spirited defence of erroneous predictions to date; slightly lowers growth expectations
King takes firm line on QE, direct lending
Bank of England governor Mervyn King says small businesses’ problems won’t be solved by direct help from the central bank; stresses that banks will be weaned off liquidity support
BIS’s Hannoun flags dangers of exceptional measures
Bank for International Settlements’ Hannoun calls on central banks to shrink balance sheets