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UK rates have peaked - OECD
British interest rates are likely to have hit their peak according to the OECD's latest Economic Report, released on 28 November.
UK's Lomax a surprise dissenter in rate decision
Rachel Lomax, a deputy governor at the Bank of England, was a surprise dissenter at the rate-setting meeting in November, minutes released on Tuesday showed.
How independent should a central bank be?
According to this article by William Keegan at The Observer, published Tuesday 21 November, as Prime Minister, Gordon Brown wouldn't dare to tamper seriously with the system at the Bank of England for which he has received so much praise.
Milton Friedman, Nobel Prize winner, 1912-2006
Milton Friedman, a Nobel Prize winner, and one of the most influential economists of the 20th century, died in San Francisco on Thursday 16 November, aged 94.
BoE's Gieve says hedge funds pose stability risks
Bank of England deputy governor John Gieve has warned that hedge fund activity does pose short term risks to financial stability.
Bank of England Inflation Report, November 2006
The Bank of England published its November 2006 Inflation Report on 15 November. At a press conference BoE governor Mervyn King highlighted that the central bank's latest forecast of easing inflationary pressures is a 'benign' one.
Bank of England moves rates higher as expected
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee voted Thursday 9 November to raise UK interest rates by 0.25 percentage points to 5.0%.
Polls see BoE raising rates 0.25% next week
The Bank of England is set to raise rates by a quarter point next week according to two recent City polls.
It's the imbalances, stupid
Rachel Lomax, a deputy governor of the Bank of England, dismissed suggestions that the International Monetary Fund had outlived its usefulness in a speech in London on Wednesday 1 November.
Nov rate hike is 'not a done deal' says BoE's King
Mervyn King, the Bank of England's governor, told the House of Lords on Tuesday 31 October that speculation of another interest rate hike in November is not a "done deal".
BoE's King walks into political storm
Mervyn King, the governor of the Bank of England, was at the centre of a political row Monday 30 October after a speech in chancellor Gordon Brown's constituency in which he lauded Scotland's success and prosperity under the Union.
New UK £20 'has raft of anti-fraud measures'
The Bank of England unveiled a new £20 banknote featuring the image of economist Adam Smith on Monday 30 October with a raft of improved anti-counterfeiting measures.
BoE's Bean on globalisation and inflation
In the speech 'Globalisation and inflation' given on 24 October Charles Bean of the Bank of England said downplayed the impact on inflation from lower oil prices and warned that policy-makers have to be extra careful not to allow above-target inflation…
BoE's Lomax does not see economic boom coming
Bank of England deputy governor Rachel Lomax said in an interview published Thursday 19 October that recent increases in UK house prices are not a sign that the UK is set for another boom in the economy.
Bank of England voted 7-2 to hold rates
The Bank of England's two newest Monetary Policy Committee members, Andrew Sentance and Timothy Besley, both voted for higher interest rates at this month's meeting, minutes released Wednesday 18 October showed.
Treasury Committee to look into MPC process
The Treasury Select Committee has said it expects to look into the appointment process to the Bank of England's interest rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee some time next year.
Bank of England governor may be outvoted on rates
This article from Reuters, published Thursday 12 October, asks whether Mervyn King could be outvoted for the second time at the Bank of England's next rate-setting meeting.
BoE's Besley: Second round price pressures exist
Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee member Tim Besley warned Thursday 12 October that second-round inflationary pressures still exist despite the drop in oil prices.
BoE's Sentance worried on above target inflation
Bank of England rate setter Andrew Sentance, who joined the Monetary Policy Committee earlier this month, said Thursday 12 October the biggest upside risk to UK inflation is that above target consumer price inflation will fuel higher wage increases.
Interview with Bank of England's Paul Tucker
In a recent interview with The Banker magazine, Paul Tucker, executive director, markets, at the Bank of England reveals the three 'unknowable' things that would aid in the management of risk.
Interview with Bank of England's Alastair Clark
In an interview with The Asian Banker, published Wednesday 27 September, Alastair Clark, adviser to the governor of the Bank of England, says the UK's "super regulator" model would not necessarily suit the current Chinese banking system.
Paper on proposed changes to supervisory review
The UK Treasury has issued a discussion paper on proposed changes to the supervisory review process for mergers and acquisitions in the financial sector which considers the rationale for reform of the existing regime.
Bank of England Quarterly Bulletin, Autumn 2006
The Bank of England published its Quarterly Bulletin for Autumn 2006 on Monday 25 September. The latest issue includes the article "The UK international investment position."
MPC considered rate rise says BoE's Gieve
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee considered raising interest rates for the second consecutive month in September, deputy governor Sir John Gieve told the Financial Times newspaper in an interview published Monday 25 September.