Andrew Bailey
BoE launches system-wide test on private markets
Second ever exploratory scenario to include major asset managers; results expected in early 2027
Bailey defends BoE’s internships for black applicants
Governor says internships are open to all, after politicians say programme is “discriminatory”
BoE plans system-wide test on private credit risks
Bank aims to probe market after First Brands and Tricolor collapses raise alarms about subprime lending
Bailey joins calls for alignment of global crypto regulations
Regulators must “come together” to unlock digital assets’ cross-border functions, BoE governor says
FSB finds large gaps in implementing regulatory reforms
Efforts to strengthen resilience of financial sector have not been timely or consistent, body warns
Central bankers’ compromised immunity
Just how much legal protection should officials have from spurious lawsuits or wrongful dismissal?
Bank notes: July to September 2025
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
Britain’s ‘knife-edged’ economy is dividing BoE rate-setters
Chief economist and deputy governor for monetary policy both outvoted on MPC for first time since 2007
Bailey, the IMF and the fundamental asymmetry problem
The IMF must address sovereign asymmetry and transform surveillance into a tool for mutual accountability, argues Biagio Bossone
BoE cuts rates by 25bp in historic close call
For first time in history, MPC voted twice as initial round ended in 4–4–1 stalemate
Scrapping UK ring-fencing regime ‘not sensible’ – Bailey
BoE governor finds no fundamental issue with rule separating retail and investment banking activities
BoE and Treasury’s ‘productive tension’ over stablecoins
Experts say Reeves’s bullishness and Bailey’s more bearish stance on assets may be all to the good
No changes to Fed swap lines, Lagarde worried about ‘truth’ – panel
Fed, ECB, BoE, BoJ and BoK governors discuss tariffs, stablecoins, r*, scenario analyses and the future
Policy to remain restrictive for now, says BoE governor
Bailey says there will be “gradual and careful approach” to any further easing
BoE responds to criticism on interest payments
Governor defends monetary policy tools following attacks by political party
Bailey ‘remains to be convinced’ about retail CBDCs
BoE governor adds that stablecoins must “pass the test of singleness of money”
Political party calls on BoE to stop paying interest on banks’ reserves
Former bank official says Reform UK’s proposal would amount to unacceptable “breach of faith”
BoE governor calls for closer ties between UK and EU
Bailey says Brexit’s negative effects on trade need to be minimised
BoE to consult on promoting clearing for gilt repo market
Deputy governor also takes aim at bilateral repo haircuts and cross-CCP netting
BoE governor gives optimistic forecast about scenario approach
Bailey says new method allows for better projections, given growing frequency of ‘black swans’
Bank of England cuts rates to 4.25% as disinflation continues
Effects of US tariffs on growth will be smaller in UK than elsewhere, central bank says