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BoE's Haldane on lessons from natural disasters
There is much to be learnt on dealing with financial crises from natural disasters, Andrew Haldane, the executive director for financial stability at the Bank of England, has noted.
Research notes three trends in currency crises
Research published by the Bank of England on the role of external balance-sheet variables as determinants of currency crises has three key findings.
Bank launches new lending report
21 April saw the publication of the first Trends in Lending report, a new monthly publication from the Bank of England which will present a regular assessment of lending to the UK economy.
Monetary policy in turbulent times
The global financial crisis has hit the British economy hard, but this does not mean monetary policy should change its focus, said Andrew Sentance, a member of the Bank of England's rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee.
Eddie George on independence and supervision
In 2000, Sir Eddie George, the former governor of the Bank of England who died at the weekend, spoke on the Bank's then new-found independence and the loss of its supervisory function
European housing finance more resilient
Housing-finance markets in the euro area are more resilient to shocks their British and American counterparts, new research from the European Central Bank posits.
Lord George, former Bank governor, dies
Eddie George, governor of the Bank of England from 1993 to 2003, died of cancer Saturday, aged 70.
British regulator denies whistleblower claims
The Financial Services Authority (FSA), the United Kingdom's financial regulator, has parried allegations made by a former employee that it had allowed building societies to become involved in areas of finance that they knew little about.
Inflation targeting not enough: BoE's Barker
Kate Barker, a member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has acknowledged that inflation targeting alone cannot produce economic stability.
Crisis highlights shortfalls in UK payments: BoE
The financial crisis has uncovered uncertainties and knowledge gaps among market participants in the United Kingdom's payment and settlement infrastructure, the Bank of England said on Tuesday.
Bank of England holds on quantitative easing
The Bank of England has opted to wait and see what impact its quantitative easing programme is having before pledging a further boost to the money supply.
REVIEW: Central Banking in a Free Society
The crisis has shown the need for privately-owned central banks, says Tim Congdon, a monetary economist, in a new book.
UK opposition moots change to BoE price target
Britain's main opposition party has indicated that it will review the Bank of England's inflation target if it comes to power.
BoE - Credit Conditions Survey
Lenders reduced the availability of secured credit to households in the three months to mid-March, according to the latest Bank of England Credit Conditions Survey.
Harsh standards prompt drop in secured UK loans
Tighter lending conditions have sparked the steepest-ever climb in British housing equity in the last quarter of 2008.
Monetary union could improve British stability
The British economy's stability would be enhanced by euro adoption, a new paper from the St Louis Federal Reserve posits.
G20 protests converge on Bank of England
The Bank of England on Wednesday was surrounded by anti-capitalist protesters, converging on Threadneedle Street to vent their anger at the crisis on the eve of the London G20 summit.
Tucker: macroprudential is more than macro + micro
A macroprudential approach to financial supervision requires more than simply bringing together the central bank's macroeconomists and the regulator's line supervisors, said Paul Tucker, a deputy governor of the Bank of England.
Inflation-targeting regime improves policy
During the Bank of England's inflation-targeting regime, monetary policy shocks have been more muted and inflation expectations have been lower than before, a new paper from the central bank posits.
A guide for would-be MPC members
An ability to challenge convention, courage in one's convictions and a thick skin are some of the qualities essential for Monetary Policy Committee members, two external members of the Bank of England's committee have said.
Calls for Bank to retake control of regulation
The leader of Britain's main opposition party wants the Bank of England to regain its role in regulating the overall level of debt in the banking system.
MPC dove slams policy orthodoxy
David Blanchflower, an external member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee, has launched a scathing attack on monetary-policy orthodoxy, questioning inflation targeting's intellectual roots and advocating consideration of whether to use…
King details vision for quantitative easing
The Bank of England expects to spend the first £75 billion ($110.5 billion) tranche set aside for quantitative easing, within the next three months, Mervyn King, the governor of the Bank, said on Tuesday.
Monetary policy can affect relative prices
Monetary policy can affect relative prices in the economy, a new paper from the Bank of England posits.