United Kingdom
Practical issues arising from the euro
RESEARCH - The Bank of England today, Friday, published its semi-annual booklet 'Practical issues arising from the euro' December 2001 issue.
Bank of England News Release
News Release - Bank of England Maintains Interest Rates at 4.0%.
BoE leaves UK rates unchanged at 4 per cent
UK - The Bank of England on Wednesday left its key lending rate steady at a 37-year low of 4.0 percent.
Speech by Alastair Clark of the Bank of England
SPEECH - Remarks by Alastair Clark, Executive Director of the Bank of England at the FBSA Annual Conference 2001 in London on 29 November.
Speech by Ian Plenderleith of the Bank of England
SPEECH - Speech by Ian Plenderleith, Executive Director of the Bank of England to the 15th Annual European Finance Convention at The Conrad International Hotel in Brussels on 29 November.
BOE - Delivery/ payment system
UK - Bank of England Executive Director for Financial Market Operations, Ian Plenderleith, said Thursday the new delivery versus payment system for the settlement of securities trade in the U.K. was a success.
Economists can indeed 'conclude otherwise' on euro
LETTER - A letter published in the London edition of the Financial Times on 29 November.
Bank of England Working Paper Series
RESEARCH - Costs of banking system instability: some empirical evidence by Glenn Hoggarth, Ricardo Reis and Victoria Saporta of the Bank of England.
Economics guru warns on UK recession
UK - The threat of inflation in the UK is greater than the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee thinks, according to one of its nine influential members.
Speech by Deputy Governor of the Bank of England
SPEECH - Speech by Mervyn King, Deputy Governor of the Bank of England to the annual dinner of the CBI North East Region in Newcastle upon Tyne on 22 November.
Bank of England Working Paper Series
RESEARCH - Does it pay to be transparent? International evidence from central bank forecasts by Georgios Chortareas, David Stasavage and Gabriel Stern of the Bank of England.
Bank of England HM government gold auction result
NEWS RELEASE - The Bank of England announces that the gold on offer (approximately 20 tonnes or 643,200 ounces) has been allotted in full at a price of $273.50 per ounce. Details of the result are as follows.
BoE King - UK recession unlikely, more growth seen
UK - A recession in Britain is not the most likely result of the current global economic slowdown and the country should enjoy continued growth, albeit at a slower pace, Bank of England Deputy Governor Mervyn King said on Thursday 22 November in a speech.
UK economy closer to eurozone
UK - Britain's economy has become more closely aligned with the eurozone than many countries that are already members, according to the OECD.
Bank of England Quarterly Bulletin - Winter 2001
REPORT - The Quarterly Bulletin provides regular commentary on market developments and UK monetary policy operations. It also contains research and analysis and reports on a wide range of topical economic and financial issues, both domestic and…
Cautious thumbs-up for UK economy
UK - The British economy has slowed over the past 12 months, but remains among the strongest in the developed world, a report has said.
Speech by John Townend of the Bank of England
SPEECH - Speech by John Townend, Director for Europe at the Bank of England at the Institute for International Monetary Affairs Euro Symposium in Tokyo on 16 November.
Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee Minutes
UK - Minutes of the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee Meeting held on 7 & 8 November 2001.
Bank of England minutes refocus minds in markets
UK - The minutes of November's interest rate meeting at the Bank of England released Wednesday suggest that financial markets may have been premature in assuming interest rates won't fall below their current level.
UK shouldn't miss further opportunities in Europe
UK - United Kingdom Prime Minister Tony Blair said Friday that the U.K. shouldn't miss any further opportunities in Europe particularly regarding the euro.
Speech by Sushil Wadhwani, Bank of England
SPEECH - Speech by Dr Sushil Wadhwani of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England to the Edinburgh University Economics Society in Edinburgh on 21 November.
BoE's Wadhwani sees UK inflation below 2.5% target
UK - Bank of England monetary policy committee member Sushil Wadhwani said he expects UK inflation to stay below the 2.5 pct official target over the next two years.
Plenderleith: 11 Sep shows fin system resilience
UK - Bank of England executive director Ian Plenderleith said Monday that the world financial markets had done a "fantastic job" in withstanding the shocks following the 11 September attacks on the U.S.
UK FSA warned against using show of strength
UK - The financial watchdog has been warned that any attempt to get a high-profile City scalp purely to demonstrate its new powers could break its own rules.