Bank of England (BoE)
Three-way split in Bank’s November QE decision
Minutes reveal calls for both a larger expansion and no change
What living wills should do: Bank’s Bailey
Andrew Bailey, the Bank of England’s head of banking services, explains the form and objectives of recovery and resolution plans
Bank’s Tucker details root-and-branch reform proposals
Bank of England’s Paul Tucker outlines reforms necessary to curb systemic risk build-up
King says credit easing not for central banks
Bank of England governor counters calls to target specific markets and industries through quantitative easing, says this is the responsibility of governments
Social contract needs a revamp
Bank of England’s Andrew Haldane finds that social contract between banks and the state needs to revised
Bagehot in the beginning
Norges Bank research charts the development of lender-of-last-resort support in the mid-19th century
Asset price bubbles “catastrophic”: UK Chancellor
Alistair Darling, chancellor of the exchequer, says bubbles must be tackled before they get out of hand
Rate decisions this week
The majority of central banks that reviewed rates this week made no change, pointing to the need for a sustainable recovery
Bank compromises with £25 billion QE expansion
Bank of England rate-setters vote for moderate expansion of quantitative easing, citing conflicting economic pressures
Narrow banking would create more instability: FSA’s Turner
Adair Turner, the head of Britain’s financial regulator, says narrow banking is not the solution because it fails to understand the root problem in the sector
Former Bank MPC members play down negative GDP number
Willem Buiter and Charles Goodhart dismiss third-quarter growth statistic; push for moderate expansion of quantitative-easing programme
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