Bank of England (BoE)
Bank of England – Agents Summary of Business Conditions (February)
Bank report on public opinions with regards to economic conditions and the ongoing recovery shows most people in the UK were feeling definite effects of a pick-up, although it remained slow
High debt heralds new rate policy: UK shadow chancellor
George Osborne says high level of public debt will prompt reappraisal monetary policy
MPC’s Miles leaps to the defence of QE
Rate-setting committee’s external member David Miles says the Bank’s asset purchase programme has shored up the private sector despite focus on gilt purchases
King on QE: we’ve filled a hole
Bank of England governor says pumping £200 billion into economy averted “very serious contraction” in money supply; flags concerns over eurozone’s stuttering recovery
Bank’s Tucker: show me the money numbers
Bank of England’s deputy governor says monetary authorities must remain attentive to money and credit developments post crisis
Bank of England – Trends in Lending (February)
Bank report shows lending to businesses, home buyers and consumer remains constrained
Bank had different objectives with corporate bond purchases: Fisher
Bank of England’s executive director for markets Paul Fisher says the central bank’s asset purchase facility has achieved what it set out to do
Bank chief economist Dale reappointed
Second term as rate-setter for hawkish executive director Spencer Dale, external member Kate Barker to leave at the end of her current term
Argument for QE hold “finely balanced”: Bank
Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee all backed decision to pause on QE, but for some vote a close call
Bank plays down inflation threat
Above-target inflation likely to soon abate, Bank of England’s governor says in letter to chancellor of the exchequer
Triple A rating “ours to lose”: King
Bank of England’s Mervyn King says downgrade unlikely given Britain’s strong track record and maturity of government bonds
Ex-Bank deputy wants shift in monetary policy remit
Former Bank of England deputy governor and Financial Services Authority chairman Howard Davies calls for central banks to broaden ambit of monetary policy; insists supervision best handled outside the central bank
Rate round-up: bulk of central banks hold
Rate decisions this week see a slew of institutions maintain policy stance
Bank holds rates, halts asset purchases
Bank’s rate-setters stand pat, pointing to a clash of pressures between inflation and anaemic growth; ex-MPC members concur
Fed is best in crisis, says British think-tank
The Federal Reserve’s credit easing operations have fostered a quicker recovery than in the UK and eurozone, research finds
FSA’s Turner wants new macroprudential body
The UK’s top regulator Adair Turner says a body other than the Bank of England is needed to implement macroprudential supervision
Reshape debt to prevent future crises: Bank’s Haldane
Bank of England director Andrew Haldane points to debt-equity swaps and contingent capital as means to avoid another debt crisis; says shareholder dividends should have been saved
Services inflation must fall: Bank’s Sentance
BoE rate-setter Andrew Sentance says spike in goods inflation is increasing pressure for services inflation to be controlled
BoE statistics show broad money contraction
Data released by the Bank of England last week showed M4 growth was negative, although lending increased very slightly
Former Bank governor dies
Ex-Bank of England chief Lord Richardson passes away
Bank’s Tucker on shadow banking
Paul Tucker, a deputy governor at the Bank of England, set out his thoughts on the regulatory agenda for financial markets that replicate the features of core commercial banks
Wait and see on rates – MPC minutes
Bank of England’s monetary policy committee is unanimous is decisions to hold rates and the size of the quantitative easing programme
Record inflation growth in the UK
CPI rises by highest-ever monthly margin, QE extension looks less likely
No consensus on quantitative easing
Roundtable reveals divisions on whether Bank of England’s asset purchase programme has helped