Bank of England (BoE)
BoE's George plays down talk of jump in UK rates
UK - Bank of England Governor Sir Edward George warned financial markets on Tuesday they should not get too carried away with the idea that British interest rates are set to rise sharply this year.
UK to encourage Islamic mortgages
UK - Moves by the UK Treasury and the Bank of England to encourage Islamic mortgages, investments and current accounts in Britain may be under way.
Speech by Eddie George, Bank of England Governor
SPEECH - In the speech made Tuesday evening George said an unexpected jump in the UK's January inflation rate was probably "erratic" and forecast it would be around the Bank's 2.5 percent target in two year's time.
Bank of England Inflation Report - February 2002
REPORT - The Bank of England has published its latest quarterly inflation report for February 2002, 13 February.
Bank may put printing pounds in private hands
UK - Private sector operators may be given the chance to print money under proposals by the Bank of England to jettison its banknote operations.
Place your bets - Eddie George for ECB president
GERMANY - The governor of the Bank of England may be cautious about joining the euro currency club, but he already stands a slim chance of becoming its next president, according to spread betting firm Financial Spreads.
Bank of England keeps UK rates on hold
UK - The Bank of England has kept interest rates on hold following its latest rate-setting meeting.
Bank of England - News Release
NEWS RELEASE - Bank of England Maintains Interest Rates at 4.0%, 7 February.
BoE most transparent G7 central bank - economists
UK - The Bank of England is the most transparent central bank among the world's leading economies, according to a new ranking devised by two European economists.
Speech by Eddie George, Bank of England Governor
SPEECH - In the speech George said "With inflationary pressures subdued, monetary policy generally can, for the time being at least, afford to remain reasonably supportive" - although he added that he made "no predictions as to what that may mean for…
Bank of England - News Release
NEWS RELEASE - Financial Sanctions: Afghanistan (Taliban and Usama Bin Laden), 28 January 2002.
Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee Minutes
MINUTES - Minutes of the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee Meeting held on 9 and 10 January 2002. Release date 23 January 2002.
Bank chiefs unanimous on rate freeze
UK - Bank of England gurus in charge of setting interest rates voted unanimously in favour of a rate freeze this month.
Speech by Christopher Allsopp of Bank of England
SPEECH - Charles Allsopp said in the speech that maintaining a stable rate of economic growth should be given a clearer role in the policy framework of the European Central Bank and that greater symmetry in inflation targetting had worked well in Britain…
Allsopp - ECB should have stable growth aim
UK - Maintaining a stable rate of economic growth should be given a clearer role in the policy framework of the European Central Bank, a senior Bank of England official said on Wednesday.
Bank of England official: 'Leave pound alone'
UK - A senior Bank of England official has warned against artificially reducing the value of the pound.
Stamp of approval
ARTICLE - So just why has DeAnne Julius, the American former member of the Bank of England's monetary policy committee, taken out dual UK nationality? City types point darkly to a Bank of England connection.
Bank of England in legal action
UK - The Bank of England faces legal action by a mother who returned from maternity leave and was sacked for rejecting changes to its benefits package that made employees worse off, said Unifi, the banking and finance union.
BOE gold auction fifth of six planned auctions
UK - The Bank of England Wednesday auctioned 20.0 metric tons of gold, or 643,200 ounces, at an allotment price of $283.50 per troy ounce.
Bank of England leaves interest rates unchanged
UK - Bank of England chiefs have left interest rates on hold at 4%, despite increasing evidence of the strength of the UK economy.
Bank of England News Release
NEWS RELEASE - Bank of England Maintains Interest Rates at 4.0%.
New Bank of England banknote
NEWS RELEASE - New £5 Banknote Design, 18 December 2001.
Bank of England MPC Minutes
MINUTES - Minutes of the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee Meeting - 4 & 5 December 2001.
B of E - Financial Stability Review, December 2001
NEWS RELEASE - Bank of England Publishes Financial Stability Review, 13 December 2001.