Mervyn King
King writes third letter in a row to government explaining above-target inflation
Bank of England governor Mervyn King pens year's third letter to account for inflation of more than one percentage point above target; stresses health of long-term expectations, but economists unsure
Bank leaps to defence of off-target inflation forecasts
Bank of England lifts inflation predictions on volatility from short-term shocks, mounting spirited defence of erroneous predictions to date; slightly lowers growth expectations
King takes firm line on QE, direct lending
Bank of England governor Mervyn King says small businesses’ problems won’t be solved by direct help from the central bank; stresses that banks will be weaned off liquidity support
King stresses wait-and-see approach to rate-setting
Bank of England governor Mervyn King dismisses suggestions that one or another view dominates rate-setting committee; deputy Charles Bean reiterates question marks over effects of quantitative easing
Westminster spells out Bank’s importance in new regulatory structure
Bank-led committee will instruct prudential regulator and consumer body on policy; Treasury asks industry players for input on broadening new body’s objectives
Bank’s pledge to support growth could face internal resistance
Government repeats promise of loose monetary and tight fiscal policy even as officials within the Bank of England make the case that inflation is getting out of hand
FSA heads push back on regulator's abolition
Chairman and chief executive of the UK regulator say decision to break it up is ill-timed
Former Bank staff sceptical on FSA split
Ex-Bank of England officials view cultural factors as barrier to success of UK government's plan to return prudential regulation to Bank
FSA split as Britain switches to twin-peaks approach
Hector Sants to become deputy governor and chief executive of new prudential regulator, which moves to the Bank of England
Bank's King declines pay hike for two years
Bank of England governor takes two year pay freeze of own volition; non-executive directors see salaries more than double from previous year
Volcker dismisses prop trading criticism
Former Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcker sweeps aside concerns that banks might not be able to differentiate between trading on their own books and on clients' behalf
King throws weight behind new government's cuts
Bank of England governor Mervyn King says incoming coalition government's plans to cut UK expenditure by $9 billion in 2010 have eased downside risks to growth
UK coalition gives Bank lead regulatory role
Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties agree to put Bank of England at the centre of financial regulation on Wednesday, stop short of abolishing FSA
Election uncertainty clouds future of FSA, Bank
Regulator could be swallowed by central bank if Conservatives win, but polls and analysts divided on most likely outcome
UK party leaders lock horns over breaking up banks
Liberal Democrat head supports Bank of England governor Mervyn King’s suggestion of splitting up banks by riskiness; disagreement on bank levies and regulator
King sees “room for improvement” in Bank’s communication
Bank of England governor Mervyn King defends the central bank’s fan charts, which have drawn criticism, but says it can still refine the communication of its forecasts
King on QE: we’ve filled a hole
Bank of England governor says pumping £200 billion into economy averted “very serious contraction” in money supply; flags concerns over eurozone’s stuttering recovery
Governors back greater role for monetary aggregates
Christian Noyer, Glenn Stevens and Duvurri Subbarao say more attention must be paid on monetary aggregates
Triple A rating “ours to lose”: King
Bank of England’s Mervyn King says downgrade unlikely given Britain’s strong track record and maturity of government bonds
King: G20 should head IMF
Mervyn King, the governor of the Bank of England, says G20 leadership could lend the IMF the legitimacy it needs to curb economic imbalances
Record inflation growth in the UK
CPI rises by highest-ever monthly margin, QE extension looks less likely
Narrow banking not the answer: RBI’s Subbarao
RBI governor dismisses breaking up banks as solution to financial-sector problems; argues for macroprudential policy measures to tackle interconnectedness
Bank pushes for corporate-debt expansion
Senior Bank of England officials want greater role for debt markets to enable smaller companies to bypass banks for funds
Three-way split in Bank’s November QE decision
Minutes reveal calls for both a larger expansion and no change