Bank of England (BoE)
BoE’s Weale votes against forward guidance
Martin Weale votes against guidance out of concern for medium-term inflation expectations, while MPC members remain divided over the prospect of more QE
Getting to grips with monetary policy?
Global co-operation on monetary policy remains out of reach
BIS calls for monetary tightening not heeded by major central banks
The BIS's latest annual report voices the private concerns of the world’s leading central bankers. But it falls short on action that will hold national governments to task
New central bank policy mandates could cause vicious feedback loops
The trend for central banks to take on mandates for prudential policy in addition to monetary policy could cause dangerous feedback loops in the absence of a well-defined risk appetite
Bank of England ties monetary policy to unemployment
MPC will not raise interest rates or unwind its asset purchases ‘at least until’ the unemployment rate falls below 7%; unlikely to happen within the next three years according to latest forecast
Bank of England's prudential regulator consults banks on capital requirements
The UK's Prudential Regulatory Authority wants to hear from financial institutions about the best way to implement Europe's new CRD IV legislation
BoE and Fed keep policy on hold
Federal Reserve points to risks of below target inflation and cools its assessment of economic activity; Bank of England expected to introduce forward guidance next week
Yen volatility drives record turnover, central bank surveys reveal
Volume was up across foreign exchange products in the UK and US in April 2013, with nearly $1 trillion traded daily in the US and more than $2.5 trillion in the UK
Bank of England publishes history archive online
Digital archive project has uncovered BoE's controversial role in Nazi gold appropriation; includes all of the central bank’s main publications in addition to previously unpublished history
UK economy near escape velocity already, say ex-MPC members
Former BoE deputy governor John Gieve believes Mark Carney may use macro-prudential policy to boost the UK economy; Charles Goodhart argues ‘help to buy' scheme will promote lending to SMEs
Top diplomat wins race to replace Tucker at Bank of England
The UK's EU ambassador will take over responsibility for financial stability at the bank after Paul Tucker starts a teaching job at Harvard in October
BoE bows to persuasion as Austen proves banknotes not just a man’s field
English author will replace Charles Darwin on UK £10 note in 2017; campaign against central bank also yields review into the criteria used for character selection
Gilt yields rose by 50bps across the yield curve in Q2, BoE report shows
The increase reflected in part a rise in sovereign bond yields across a number of developed countries
BoE publishes code of conduct for ‘local recycling' of cash
Code sets out banknote authentication standards for businesses that self-fill their ATMs or self-service check-outs using banknotes tended by members of the public
Robert Pringle's Viewpoint: Let the Fed lead
Implicit coordination of monetary policies under Fed leadership is better than none at all
BoE's unanimous vote to keep QE unchanged raises eyebrows
The MPC said an investigation of additional policy options would make it unwise to expand QE at the moment; At the same time IMF calls for more stimulus
Bank of England deputy tackles macro-prudential effects on banking
Paul Tucker tells Helsinki conference that banks' ‘core comparative advantage' would survive the removal of the ‘too-big-to-fail' subsidy
BoE's Fisher outlines likely QE exit route
BoE's head of markets tells parliamentary committee the MPC would hike interest rates as a signal that asset sales were on the way, but said its next move is more likely to be further easing
Bank of England launches mobile app for ‘virtual tourists'
New Bank of England app gives a virtual tour inside the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street
People: Fed governor resigns; Bank of England HR chief finds herself new role
Elizabeth ‘Betsy' Duke to quit the Fed, 19 months after her term officially expired; BoE's executive director for human resources to take new job in the private sector
Early-warning indicators needed to address failings in Solvency II - PRA chief
Effective and prudent solution needed on Solvency II matching adjustment, says Bank of England deputy governor Andrew Bailey
UK government set to make electric ring fence ‘virtually useless'
Banking standards commission chairman Andrew Tyrie laments the government's departure from his commission's recommendations on leverage, Bank of England reform and the electrified ring fence
Euro's international role hampered by continued fragmentation
ECB study finds reserve manager confidence in the euro is recovering, but a leading fund manager says the euro cannot challenge the pre-eminence of the dollar without issuing federal bonds
Carney's BoE shifts towards forward guidance on rates
Bank of England holds monetary policy steady, telling markets that expectations of rate rises have been premature; formal forward guidance is expected at the August meeting