Bank of England (BoE)
UK doesn’t need more QE: former MPC members
Sir John Gieve, DeAnne Julius and Rachel Lomax say Bank should hold on launch of QE2; Gieve flags asymmetric bias towards looser policy
Ex-Bank’s Lomax attacks government over cutbacks
Former MPC member Rachel Lomax lambasts climate of fear promulgated by Britain’s coalition government in order to pave the way for fiscal retrenchment
Bank’s Tucker: all EU countries should have resolution regime
Bank of England deputy governor Paul Tucker calls for national resolution regimes
Bank on payment splitting
Bank of England study shows quantity of liquidity necessary to settle payment depends on threshold for payment splitting
RBI looks at crisis impact on central banks’ balance sheets
Reserve Bank of India study shows financial crisis led to dramatic change in composition of central bank balance sheets
Bank’s Bean points to problems in measuring spare capacity
Bank of England deputy governor Charles Bean says difficulty in measuring spare capacity creates imprecise data
Bank to increase £5 notes in circulation
Bank of England will increase number of smallest banknotes in circulation; will also increase number of automated tellers dispensing the note
Mervyn King leans towards radical reform
Insured deposit banks are the way forward, writes Robert Pringle
Bank of England – Asset Purchase Facility Quarterly Report (Q3 2010)
Bank of England quarterly report on $316 billion facility finds growing stability in corporate funding commercial paper markets
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