Bank of England (BoE)
Bank's risk forecasts not effective
The Bank of England's risk forecasts for inflation do not perform well, finds new research from the Deutsche Bundesbank.
Rock's Bank loan to be transferred to Treasury
British mortgage lender Northern Rock's £17.5 billion-worth ($34.2 billion) of Bank of England debt will be passed on to the Treasury, it emerged Tuesday.
BoE's Tucker on assessing price impact of slowdown
A key challenge for the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee will be to assess whether the expected economic slowdown will be sufficient to bring inflation back to target, said Paul Tucker, the Bank's executive director responsible for markets.
UK MPC hawk acting on 70s memories
Tim Besley, the only member of the Bank of England's nine-strong Monetary Policy Committee to back a rate hike this month, voted against the majority on fears that UK inflation could become as volatile as it was in the 1970s.
IMF sticks with $1 trillion write-down estimate
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Monday it was standing by its estimate that subprime write-downs would end up totalling something close to $1 trillion despite research by the Bank of England suggesting that losses would be a lot lower.
BoE's Bean on the inflation threat
Charles Bean, a deputy governor at the Bank of England, has explained how the Bank is trying to balance upside and downside risks to inflation against each other.
BoE MPC split three ways on July vote
The scale of the Bank of England's monetary-policy dilemma was underlined on Wednesday when the minutes of the July rate-setting meeting revealed a three-way split.
Case for covert special liquidity support opaque
Michael Foot, a former executive director for supervision at the Bank of England, weighs up the pros and cons of allowing the Bank of England to lend in secret.
FSA pushes for covert Bank support
The Financial Services Authority (FSA), the UK's financial regulator, has devised a proposal to allow the Bank of England to provide lender-of-last-resort support in secret.
Rate hikes a risky strategy for bursting bubbles
Sir John Gieve, a deputy governor at the Bank of England, has spoken of two reasons why central bankers should be wary of disciplining financial markets by raising rates.
UK inflation surges to 16-year high
British headline inflation rose to 3.8% in the year to June, its highest level since 1992.
BoE's Sentance on the inflationary threat
In the face of the current oil and commodity price pressures, policymakers cannot expect to maintain the benign world of steady growth and consistently low inflation, said Andrew Sentence, a member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee.
King declines bumper pay hike
Mervyn King, the governor of the Bank of England who has repeatedly called on UK employers to avoid hiking wages in line with rising inflation, has refused a salary increase that would have seen his pay soar by more than a third.
BoE's Jenkinson on innovation and risk
Nigel Jenkinson, the executive director responsible for financial stability at the Bank of England, highlighted a number of frictions and market imperfections that lower the effectiveness of financial innovation.
UK rates stay at 5%
The Bank of England held its key rate at 5% for the third straight month on Thursday.
Goodhart predicts "annus horribilis" for BoE's MPC
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is in for a terrible year, Charles Goodhart, a former member of the committee, said.
BoE rate low but homeowners face price surge
UK mortgage costs hit an eight-year high at the end of June despite the Bank of England's key rate remaining at 5%, its lowest level for more than two years.
UK Treasury publishes financial stability reforms
The UK Treasury on Tuesday further outlined plans to strengthen financial stability and protect depositors.
Bank and FSA not to blame for Rock: Lord George
Lord Edward George, a former governor of the Bank of England and a director at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), believes that Northern Rock's management was responsible for the collapse of the mortgage lender.
Inflation targets impact medium-term expectations
A research paper published by the Bank of England finds evidence that the introduction of inflation targeting has caused both the general public and professionals to anchor their expectations, rather than basing them on current retail price index…
How to put the City into financial stability
Michael Foot, a former executive director responsible for supervision at the Bank of England, suggests ways to limit potential conflicts of interest in appointing City of London bankers to the new Financial Stability Committee at the Bank.
BoE's Gieve on economic cycles
Sir John Gieve, the deputy governor at the Bank of England responsible for financial stability, on Thursday night made his first speech since announcing he would step down.
BoE's Gieve to leave following stability changes
Sir John Gieve, the Bank of England's deputy governor responsible for financial stability, will step down once changes to the Bank's financial stability role are in place.
Chief economist to succeed Lomax as BoE deputy
Charles Bean, the chief economist at the Bank of England, will replace Rachel Lomax as deputy governor responsible for monetary policy when she steps down at the end of June.