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Bank of England leaves interest rates unchanged
UK - The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has left UK interest rates unchanged for the second month in a row. The committee concluded their two day meeting on 5 July. The Bank's base rate remains at 5.25%.
Interest rate decisions due
EUROPE - The European Central Bank and the Bank of England will both, separately, make their latest interest rate decisions tomorrow, 5 July. Neither is expected to cut rates further.
Bank of England - Financial Stability Review
RESEARCH - On 28 June the Bank of England published the latest Financial Stability Review for June 2001. The review contains five articles and the Bank's regular half-yearly assessment of risks to stability.
Long hols for Bank of England staff
UK - Following the introduction of a new terms and conditions package, staff at the Bank of England can now enjoy up to eight weeks annual leave. Staff at the Bank have always enjoyed generous benefits packages, however the many different schemes…
Speech by Edward George at the Mansion House
SPEECH - The Rt Hon Sir Edward George, Governor of the Bank of England gave a speech at the 2001 Lord Mayor's Dinner for Bankers and Merchants of the City of London, 20 June.
Bank of England minutes show rates firmly on hold
UK - The Bank of England has published the minutes to it's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting held on 5 and 6 June. The minutes show that the MPC were strongly in favour of keeping interest rates on hold.
Mervyn King at the Cardiff Business School, Wales
SPEECH - The Deputy Governor of the Bank of England Mervyn King spoke at Cardiff University on 18 June. He suggested that growing imbalances in the UK economy risk sharp swings in inflation and growth and an uncontrollable fall in sterling.
Bank of England Quarterly Bulletin - Summer 2001
RESEARCH - A section of the bulletin, Markets and Operations, reviews developments in international and domestic financial markets, drawing on information from the Bank of England's market contacts, and describes the Bank's market operations in the…
Countdown to the single currency
REPORT - CENTRALBANKNET'S SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS OF THE BANK OF ENGLAND'S 'PRACTICAL ISSUES ARISING FROM THE EURO' REPORT, JUNE 2001.
PPP and the real exchange rate - data evidence
RESEARCH - Georgios Chortareas and Rebecca Driver of the Bank of England have published a working paper titled "PPP and the real exchange rate - real interest rate differential puzzle revisited: evidence from non-stationary panel data
Bank of England Quarterly Bulletin - Summer 2001
SURVEY - The Bank of England has published its Summer 2001 Quarterly Bulletin. The Bulletin contains the results of a survey conducted on behalf of the Bank in February 2001. The research, by NOP, surveyed public attitudes to inflation in the UK.
Bank of England Quarterly Bulletin - Summer 2001
RESEARCH - Stuart Berry and David England, both of the Bank of England, co-author a study in the quarterly bulletin 'Has there been a structural improvement in US productivity'.
Bank of England maintains interest rates at 5.25%
UK - The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has left UK interest rates unchanged. The committee met on 6 June and the decision to leave rates unchanged was widely expected by economists.
Banks continue self-regulation
UK - Banks and building societies should continue with self-regulation of accounts, the UK Treasury has been told by a high-powered committee it appointed to review the system.
New Bank of England committee member starts today
UK - The Bank of England's nine strong Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has a new member from today, 1 June. Kate Barker, previously of the Confederation of British Industry, will replace DeAnne Julius who has served on the committee since 1997.
Speech by Bank of England Governor
SPEECH - The Governor of the Bank of England, Edward George, has spoken at the Oesterreichische Nationalbank Economics Conference in Vienna.
Support for the European Central Bank
SPEECH - Edward George, the Governor of the Bank of England, has defended the ECB in a speech to Japanese businessmen at the JiJi Press London Top Seminar, The Savoy Hotel, London on 30 May 2001.
Euro is a safeguard for UK
ARTICLE - Soon to depart Bank of England MPC member DeAnne Julius sees the euro as a safeguard for UK industry. Speaking recently she considers her own future, Britain's European prospects and the set-up at the ECB.
Rebuke for UK chancellors ECB reform calls
UK - Gordon Brown has come under criticism from Ernst Welteke, who was speaking yesterday (29 May), for urging the ECB to improve its openness after just three years of operation.
Bank of England - Basle can undermine stability
UK - The Bank of England has issued a warning over new capital rules put together by the Basle committee of bank regulators.
Strong backing for Bank of England rate cut
UK - The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of England voted eight-to-one to trim interest rates 0.25%, when they met earlier this month, minutes from the meeting have shown.
Banks and Systemic Risk - Theory and Evidence
SPEECH - David Clementi, Deputy Governor of the Bank of England and a member of the Bank's Monetary Policy Committee spoke on 23 May at a conference of the Bank of England in London.
Low inflation may erode bank's credibility
SPEECH - The Bank of England's credibility could be at risk if it continues to undershoot its 2.5 per cent inflation target for more than another two years, according to a member of the bank's Monetary Policy Committee.
UK General Election - Conservative pledges
UK - The UK Conservative party have published their manifesto. In it they spell out what they would do if elected to government in the general election to be held on 7 June. Michael Portillo,the shadow chancellor of the exchequer, sets out their policies.