Bank of England (BoE)
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
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