Bank of England (BoE)
Bank of England Report
REPORT - The Bank of England's Operations in the Sterling Money Markets, 16 May.
Speech by Sushil Wadhwani, Bank of England, 16 May
SPEECH - In a speech titled 'The MPC: Some Further Challenges' Wadhwani slammed the MPC's forecasting methods as flawed and, noted as an arch dove, said interest rates had been set too high over the past five years. He also rebuked deputy governor Mervyn…
Outgoing MPC member criticises B of E rates record
UK - The Bank of England would have delivered a significantly more impressive performance on both growth and inflation if interest rates had been kept lower over the past few years, according to research carried out by Sushil Wadhwani, a soon to depart…
Strong appeal
FEATURE - An emotional day yesterday for Ian Plenderleith - by Bank of England standards at least. The outgoing head of financial market operations has always been taciturn when helping to unveil the inflation report, reports Thursday's Financial Times.
House of Commons Treasury Committee
PRESS RELEASE - Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee: Confirmation hearings for new members, 14 May.
Bank of England News Release
NEWS RELEASE - Bank of England Maintains Interest Rates at 4.0%, 9 May.
Five years of an independent Bank
FEATURE - It is, for the Bank of England, Independence Day. Just five years ago the Bank of England was given its freedom to set monetary policy.
Speech by David Clementi, Bank of England, 29 Apr
SPEECH - In a speech 'Property and the Economy' Clementi played down talk of a dangerous "bubble" similar to the late 1980s when a housing boom suddenly turned to bust.
Speech by Alastair Clark, Bank of England, 16 Apr
SPEECH - In a speech titled 'Contingency Planning and Systemic Stability' Clark discusses one aspect of uncertainty - the response to it, contingency planning and disaster recovery from the point of view of the financial sector.
Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee Minutes
MINUTES - Minutes from the Bank of England's MPC meeting 3 and 4 April, released 17 April.
Changing the guard on the Bank of England's MPC
FEATURE - The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee is about to embark on its most radical shake-up since it was set up five years ago. Five of its nine members - including the Governor and his two deputies - will either be replaced or have their…
Bank of England Discussion Paper
RESEARCH - Bank of England Discussion Paper by Nicoletta Batini, Brian Jackson and Stephen Nickell, April 2002.
BofE uses Marks and Spencer to raise money supply
UK - A shortage of quality £5 notes, due to banks' reluctance to stock the relatively low value notes in ATM cashpoint machines, has led the Bank of England to turn to post offices and Marks and Spencer to distribute used fivers.
Bank's inner circle and its Outer Mongolia
FEATURE - The Bank of England is the City's Kremlin. From time to time figures appear on the balcony above its windowless walls, and the watchers must try to calculate whose stock is up and who has been posted to Outer Mongolia. There is no doubt that…
Summer changes expected on Bank's MPC committee
UK - Ian Plenderleith, a member of the Bank of England's monetary policy committee since its first meeting in June 1997, is to retire when his term finishes at the end of May.
Bank of England leaves key lending rate at 4.0 pct
UK - The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee on Thursday left its key lending rate unchanged at 4.0 percent for the fifth month in a row despite signs Europe's second biggest economy is recovering.
Bank of England News Release
NEWS RELEASE - Bank of England Maintains Interest Rates at 4.0%, 4 April.
Speech by Sushil Wadhwani, Bank of England, 25 Mar
SPEECH - Wadnwani, known as an arch-dove for his views on interest rates has played down the danger of debt in Britain. Speaking to local business leaders in the north of England he also suggested that house prices might not be overvalued. The speech was…
MPC over-estimates inflation threat, research says
UK - The Bank of England's monetary policy committee has consistently over-estimated the threat of higher inflation, according to research to be presented today at the Royal Economic Society's annual conference.
Bank of England Museum Exhibition - 21 March 2002
NEWS RELEASE - Royal Portrait: A Celebration of the Queen's Golden Jubilee. A unique exhibition of portraits of the Queen is to be shown at the Bank of England Museum in Bartholomew Lane, EC2.
Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee Minutes
MINUTES - Minutes from the MPC meeting 6-7 March, released 20 March.
MPC unanimity points to end of easing
UK - The interest-rate easing cycle may finally be over in the U.K. That seems the conclusion to be drawn from the latest set of Monetary Policy Committee meeting minutes, released by the Bank of England Wednesday. In a speech given Tuesday the Bank of…
Bank of England - News Release
NEWS RELEASE - Bank of England To Celebrate The Queen's Golden Jubilee, 18 March 2002.
Bank of England Quarterly Bulletin
REPORT - The Bank of England has published its Quarterly Bulletin, Spring 2002.