Bank of England (BoE)
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.
Explaining the crisis and informing the future
Frank Vibert examines how analyses of the fundamental causes of the financial crisis are shaping the policy debate
Interview: Sir Andrew Large
The former deputy governor of the Bank of England talks to Robert Pringle about how officials can better safeguard stability, and bankers’ behaviour in the run-up to the crisis
Underpinning systemic stability - the case for standards
Measures designed to make the financial system safer may not achieve their aim. There is a better way, Sir Andrew Large and Sir David Walker argue
ECB could offer governance concession on T2S
European Central Bank could modify governance arrangements of its settlement platform in a bid to entice sterling to join
Posen: we can’t call bubbles
Bank of England external rate-setter Adam Posen cites empirical evidence showing difficulty in distinguishing asset-price booms from busts
BoE survey shows heightened risk aversion in lending
Bank of England’s Agents’ summary of business conditions shows impaired balance sheets caused lenders to remain risk-averse
Bank’s MPC split three ways
Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee minutes show rate-setters remain divided over future outlook of economy
King’s letter to chancellor highlights inflation uncertainty
Inflation of 3.2% in October prompts Bank of England governor Mervyn King to pen another letter to the chancellor; move highlights high degree of uncertainty
A vision is needed of how the UK economy can be rebalanced
It is far from clear how Britain can rebalance its economy, writes Claire Jones
Lloyds CEO to step down from Bank’s court of directors
New Lloyds Banking Group chief executive António Horta-Osório to leave to avoid conflicts of interest
QE2 criticisms “baffling”: King
Attacks on the Federal Open Market Committee’s latest round of asset purchases meet with scorn from Bank of England governor
King: rebalancing pivotal to Britain’s economic health
Bank of England governor says biggest risk to British growth is external demand; relatively unconcerned by housing market
UK FSA director of financial stability quits
Financial Services Authority's David Strachan will leave role in first quarter of next year; departure adds to growing list of senior figures leaving regulator
Michael Bordo: Fed failed as lender of last resort
Federal Reserve did not fulfil its role as lender of last resort
Bank’s Tucker: Basel III not rigorous enough
Bank of England deputy governor Paul Tucker says framework will need to be supplemented