Bank of England (BoE)
BoE unveils draft rules for ring-fencing UK banks
Prudential regulator issues consultation on rules relating to legal structure, governance and maintaining core operations; Andrew Tyrie welcomes structural recommendations
Bank of England asks for new tools to curb mortgage lending
Financial Policy Committee recommends it be equipped with controls on loan-to-value and debt-to-income ratios; Mark Carney says Help to Buy scheme does not pose ‘material risks’
Stronger pound has pushed down UK inflation rate, says BoE's Forbes
MPC member says 14.5% appreciation between March 2013 and July 2014 will have powerful effects on the UK economy over the coming quarters
BoE's Fisher underlines need for co-ordination between top committees
PRA deputy head says choices of one committee ‘will affect the choices of the others' and a common understanding of the economy is vital
Carney spells out ‘right ideas’ for insurance regulation
Bank of England governor sets out three forthcoming strands of reform to the way insurers will be regulated, to avoid systemic crises in the style of AIG
BoE's Bailey calls for ‘much more systematic approach' to financial sanctions
Bank of England's senior prudential regulator recognises need for clear understanding of when and to whom sanctions apply; calls for greater international co-operation
BoE paper: ‘No evidence' QE operated via bank-lending channel in UK
If quantitative easing gives rise to short-lived deposits in a given bank, the traditional bank-lending channel is diminished, BoE paper finds
People: BoE legal adviser to retire in April 2015; Banque de France appoints new deputy director
BoE loses chief legal adviser next year; Banque de France promotes its director of risk operations; Czech National Bank names new deputy director; and more
Robert Pringle’s Viewpoint: A qualified case for Scottish independence
If the Scots vote for independence they will run many risks including a perilous path to create a Scottish currency; but they have the human resources to make a go of it
The viability of a commercial approach to central bank communication
Will the prevailing trend for central bank communications to mimic those of commercial entities and political parties stand the test of time?
Bank of England QE led institutional investors into corporate debt
Portfolio rebalancing into riskier assets triggered by monetary easing did not extend to equities, BoE paper finds
Key innovation behind Bitcoin could prompt ‘fundamental change' to payment systems
Article published by Bank of England says ‘distributed ledger' technology could have ‘much broader' impact beyond payment systems
Kohn says exit from unconventional monetary policies likely to be 'positive event' for UK
External member of Bank of England FPC says ‘most likely all will go well' but warns long period of low volatility may have led to mispricing of risk
Carney: shortfall in reserves likely for independent Scotland
Division of UK reserves on GDP basis would leave Scots with 10% buffer, less than half what is generally considered sufficient ‘to ensure credit flows freely and effectively', according to BoE governor
Carney says 'striking' labour market differences will prompt ‘less synchronised' monetary policy
The Bank of England governor addresses UK wage conundrum; argues US is in worse position as its headline unemployment rate is 'much better than the details'
De La Rue ‘preferred bidder' for next Bank of England printing deal
UK printer expected to sign contract with central bank next month and start producing new notes in April; BoE hired Innovia Security to supply polymer substrate in March
Higher capital requirements lead to lower lending, study by Calomiris finds
Paper published today by the Bank of England finds ‘little evidence of interaction' between monetary policy and capital requirements; studies their impact on bank lending
Bank of England sets out rules for foreign bank branches
Branches lacking credible resolution plans could have their licences revoked, bank warns; insurance executive joins Prudential Regulation Authority board
Governors and deputies address labour market conundrums at Jackson Hole
Brazil's Tombini, Japan's Kuroda and BoE deputy Ben Broadbent offer their takes on ‘new natural' unemployment rates, weak productivity growth and central bank remedies
BoE paper finds QE did boost bank lending - slightly
New data set shows effect of increased deposits did feed through to lending, though the effect was dampened by lower levels of capital during the crisis
Bank of England MPC sees first dissent since 2011
McCafferty and Weale vote to raise interest rates, minutes show, as conflicting labour market developments split committee's view on UK spare capacity
Robert Pringle's Viewpoint: Haldane plus Rajan = New model central bank?
Robert Pringle offers an alternative to Bank of England chief economist Andrew Haldane’s scenarios for the next 25 years of central banking
Stagnant wages amid falling unemployment creates headache for BoE
Bank of England halves wage growth forecast for 2014 as unemployment seen falling below 6%; Mark Carney notes ‘wide range of views' on MPC about degree of slack
Twenty-five defining moments
Central Banking identifies 25 of the most significant events to have shaped the official sector during the past 25 years.