Bank of England (BoE)
Net lending increases: Bank of England figures
Bank figures also show an increase in mortgage loan approvals
Britain on road to “lost decade”
Newest MPC member says fixing banks must be a priority for UK
Regulation will not stave off future crises: Bank’s Tucker
Bank of England’s deputy governor argues that regulation will not address collective-action issues; sets out macroprudential tools
King’s speech elicits mixed reaction
Commentators and politicians broadly support Bank governor’s call for break-up of biggest banks, but see no easy fix
QE has boosted broad money: Bank
Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee unanimous in decision to keep the bank rate and the asset purchase programme unchanged
King is right to call for radical reform of banking
Bank of England governor’s desire for fundamental overhaul should be applauded, Robert Pringle, the chairman of Central Banking Publications, argues
King calls for radical reform of banking
Bank of England governor pushes for root-and-branch reform, says Bank will detail macroprudential approach later this week
BoE’s Posen backs governor on smashing up banks
Newest member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee sees case for limiting bank size “full stop”
Bank officials at odds over QE’s impact
Confidence of Bank of England’s executive director for markets appears to conflict with deputy governor’s ambivalence
What makes up the macroprudential toolkit?
Practitioners and supervisors discuss how supervisory policy will be made
No way to tell if QE’s worked: BoE’s Bean
MPC will have to tighten gradually to avoid undershooting inflation target
UK opposition leader interferes in Bank policy
David Cameron, leader of the opposition Conservative party, says “the government” will have to stop printing money
Trichet sees “pressing need” for fiscal responsibility
Announcing that interest rates would be kept unchanged, ECB president calls for governments to formulate realistic exit strategies
Bank economist to head Nomura’s European team
Peter Westaway leaves the Bank of England, joins investment bank as chief economist for Europe
Former Bank official to advise Treasury on stability
Alistair Clark to advise Whitehall on financial stability
Tucker: “no clear idea” on too-big-to-fail fix
Bank of England's Paul Tucker acknowledges lack of clarity in solving too-big-to-fail problem
UK Households face lending constraints – survey
The Bank of England’s quarterly survey shows lending to households has declined, but credit is increasingly available to the corporates
Imbalances: this time it's different, says Blanchard
International Monetary Fund sees growth recovering to 3% next year but warns that without imbalances fix, long-run picture remains bleak
Bank’s Miles confident on quantitative easing
QE working and will end when circumstances dictate, says MPC member
Communication in a crisis: some thoughts for central bankers
Citing the case of Northern Rock, Geoffrey Wood, a professor of economics at Cass Business School, calls for central banks to better prepare for their communications on financial stability
We won’t shore up money markets indefinitely: Trichet
European Central Bank president says its too early to exit, but warns “exceptional measures” must be phased out
Bank publishes payments oversight rules
Bank of England extends Core Principles in checklist for how payments systems should be run post-crisis
Monetary policy must inspire confidence to counter debt fears
Kate Barker, a member of the Monetary Policy Committee, argues central bank must be sensitive to changes in attitudes towards debt and investment
Central banks to extend dollar swaps past October
Bank of Japan, European Central Bank, Bank of England and Swiss National Bank provide schedule for dollar operations into 2010