Bank of England (BoE)
BoE looks to expands unconventional operations
The Bank of England has indicated that it wants to extend its quantitative easing programme to cover secured commercial paper.
Germany's Merkel attacks central banks
Angela Merkel, the chancellor of Germany, on Tuesday criticised the unconventional measures taken by central banks around the globe and called on them to revert to sane and independent monetary policy.
Macroprudential supervision for BoE - lawmakers
The Bank of England should be given responsibility for macroprudential supervision, recommends a report from Britain's House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee.
Bank may extend support operations
Paul Tucker, deputy governor of the Bank of England said on 28 May that the Bank might give permanent form to some of the programmes it created specially during the financial crisis.
Bank's Bean admits QE exit tricky
Charlie Bean, the deputy governor responsible for monetary policy at the Bank of England, has acknowledged that the execution of the Bank's exit strategy for quantitative easing will present the Monetary Policy Committee with a tricky judgment call.
Bank concerned on clarity of stability role
The Bank of England on Monday called for more clarity on and greater powers to fulfil its financial stability mandate.
BoE outlines objectives for liquidity rules
Nigel Jenkinson, an adviser to the governor of the Bank of England and a member of the Financial Stability Board, on Friday detailed five objectives for a new framework on liquidity risk.
Economy healing, but Bank warns on recovery's pace
The world economy is no longer on the brink of collapse but the upswing may be more protracted than during previous post-war recessions, the Bank of England said on Wednesday.
Ex-BoE deputy heralds decline of independent era
The collective failure of monetary authorities and governments to avert the current crisis will negate central banks' independence, Sir John Gieve, a former deputy governor at the Bank of England has said.
Bank expands quantitative easing by £50 billion
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee on Thursday increased the size of its quantiative easing programme by £50 billion ($75.2 billion) to £125 billion.
China warns on QE inflation threat
The People's Bank of China has said that quantitative easing posed huge risks for international markets and the global economy.
Central banks partly to blame: UK MPs
Though banks were ultimately culpable, central bank must acknowledge a share of the blame for the financial crisis, an influential group of British lawmakers has said.
Some facts about the British labour market
Research from the Bank of England has uncovered that almost a quarter of Britain's workforce is employed by the state.
Research notes three trends in currency crises
Research published by the Bank of England on the role of external balance-sheet variables as determinants of currency crises has three key findings.
Bank publishes first QE quarterly
Quantitative easing by the Bank of England has succeeded in reducing gilt yields, and narrowing spreads on commercial paper and corporate bonds, but the Bank on Monday cautioned that it will take some time to determine the full effect of its purchases.
Bank launches new lending report
21 April saw the publication of the first Trends in Lending report, a new monthly publication from the Bank of England which will present a regular assessment of lending to the UK economy.
Monetary policy in turbulent times
The global financial crisis has hit the British economy hard, but this does not mean monetary policy should change its focus, said Andrew Sentance, a member of the Bank of England's rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee.
Eddie George on independence and supervision
In 2000, Sir Eddie George, the former governor of the Bank of England who died at the weekend, spoke on the Bank's then new-found independence and the loss of its supervisory function
Lord George, former Bank governor, dies
Eddie George, governor of the Bank of England from 1993 to 2003, died of cancer Saturday, aged 70.
Crisis highlights shortfalls in UK payments: BoE
The financial crisis has uncovered uncertainties and knowledge gaps among market participants in the United Kingdom's payment and settlement infrastructure, the Bank of England said on Tuesday.
Bank of England holds on quantitative easing
The Bank of England has opted to wait and see what impact its quantitative easing programme is having before pledging a further boost to the money supply.
Fed sets up sterling, yen, euro, franc swap lines
The Federal Reserve will be able to provide sterling, euro, yen and Swiss franc liquidity to banks with American operations after agreeing swap lines with the relevant monetary authorities.
BoE - Credit Conditions Survey
Lenders reduced the availability of secured credit to households in the three months to mid-March, according to the latest Bank of England Credit Conditions Survey.
Harsh standards prompt drop in secured UK loans
Tighter lending conditions have sparked the steepest-ever climb in British housing equity in the last quarter of 2008.