Bank of England (BoE)
People: Canada deputy retires; Tucker becomes Sir Paul
John Murray's retirement creates a deputy governor vacancy at the Bank of Canada; former Bank of England deputy Paul Tucker is knighted; and more
2013: The year in review
The past year has seen growing acceptance of a new normal in central banking, and concrete progress on various elements of bank regulation – we look back at the biggest stories of 2013
Major international banks join UK's high-value payment system
BNY Mellon, ING Bank, Northern Trust, BNP Paribas and Société Générale have until now participated in Chaps indirectly, in an arrangement criticised by the Bank of England
Farmer says ‘qualitative easing' should be a permanent tool
The ability of a central bank to alter the composition of the assets it holds is a powerful tool in the fight against unemployment and economic stagnation, and should be kept on hand at all times
Robert Pringle's Viewpoint: Towards a Central Bank of Scotland
As in the 1930s, the global financial crisis is causing geo-political fallout, including increased latent tensions in Britain’s constitutional arrangements and international alliances
Carney defends forward guidance as UK unemployment falls closer to BoE threshold
Bank of England governor says reaching 7% unemployment threshold does not presuppose monetary tightening, but rather incorporates a deliberate buffer before full employment is reached
Bank of England promises diversity on new polymer banknotes
Public consultation revealed 87% of Brits in favour of switching to polymer banknotes; Bank of England also unveils a new system for selecting historical characters to feature on its notes
Carney: UK businesses ‘understand forward guidance well'
New governor's policy of providing guidance on future interest rates is useful for businesses and households, he says - despite financial markets apparently not believing it
ECB launches online competition to familiarise citizens with new €10 banknote
Players have to uncover four security features and also guess the number of euro banknotes in circulation in the euro area on December 31, 2013; new note unveiled on January 13
Chinese liberalisation could be ‘force for global stability', says BoE economist
Article in Bank of England quarterly bulletin says a more open capital account in China could be a force for growth and financial stability at home and abroad
UK can escape ‘liquidity trap', Carney says
Mark Carney tells New York audience the Bank of England's joint responsibility for monetary and financial policy allows it to stimulate the economy while avoiding unbalanced growth
UK's financial regulator backs end to mortgage lending programme
BoE's Financial Policy Committee wary of the impact of higher interest rates on banks' and households' balance sheets; recommends mortgage lenders be required to heed stress test guidelines
BoE's Carney: liquidity support for CCPs is a 'last-resort option'
Bank of England governor insists clearing houses must have enough liquidity to cope with the default of two big member firms
Bank of England terminates mortgage support
Funding for Lending Scheme will cease subsidising mortgages in 2014; Mark Carney outlines tools the central bank could use to rein in the ‘growing momentum’ in UK housing market
Carney backs new leverage ratio powers
Bank of England announces review of its powers over bank leverage ratios; Mark Carney says that FPC control over the tool is ‘necessary to properly implement a robust capital framework’
Robin Leigh-Pemberton, Baron Kingsdown: 1927-2013
Robin Leigh-Pemberton served as Bank of England governor between 1983 and 1993 - presiding over a period of rapid economic growth, but also 'Black Wednesday'
Bank of England appoints three new executive directors
Two new executive directorships are created at the Bank of England - for special resolution and information technology - and Jo Place is promoted internally to head up the human resources operation
BoE paper proposes new sovereign debt instruments
Economists from the UK and Canadian central banks says that sovereign cocos and GDP-linked bonds could help reduce the likelihood of liquidity and solvency crises
BoE’s Salmon says Bitcoin won't be 'final word' in digital currencies
Bank of England chief cashier says 'innovative' Bitcoin could in future be superseded by central banks' own digital currencies
Robert Pringle's Viewpoint: Carney makes his mark at the Bank of England
Mark Carney has achieved much more than meets the eye in his first five months as governor of the Bank of England
Bank of England points to growing concern over low rates
Market participants say the risks surrounding low interest rates are now the third biggest cause for concern in the UK financial system, behind sovereign risk and the prospect of an economic downturn
BoE economists build model to assess CCP backstop
Bank of England financial stability paper presents a ‘top-down’ statistical model for assessing the risk CCPs are exposed to, and the likely adequacy of their default resources
UK data boost could spell early end to BoE forward guidance
Inflation report out today predicts consumer price inflation will reach 2% target sooner than predicted after sharp drop in October; revised forecast on unemployment may undermine forward guidance
BoE chief cashier says renminbi clearing bank would be 'valuable addition' for UK
Chris Salmon says a renminbi clearing bank would be a valuable addition to the UK's financial infrastructure, though there are 'many opportunities and ways' to clear renminbi transactions