Bank of England (BoE)
Lagarde downplays odds of early exit
ECB president uses interviews to say she is on a ‘mission’ with a ‘baseline’ of serving out her term
Repeat of past mistakes fuels risk of new crisis
Jesper Berg and Hans Geeroms argue that bank lobbying has succeeded in securing a dangerous softening of rules
BoE to assess eligibility of digital gilts in monetary operations
UK set to become first G7 country to issue sovereign bonds on DLT
BoE holds rates at 3.75% in yet another close decision
Good progress on disinflation and weak labour market open door for cut in March
Banks must keep up with high-speed traders – BoE’s Jackson
Risk has migrated to a part of the system where execution is measured in microseconds, official says
UK clearing houses face tougher capital regime than EU peers
Ice resists BoE plan to move second skin in the game higher up capital stack, but members approve
ECB seeks capital clarity on Spire repacks
Dealers split between counterparty credit risk and market risk frameworks for repack RWAs
Life insurers increasingly exposed to systemic risk – BoE paper
Authors say European firms’ ‘non-traditional activities’ may call for new regulation
BoE’s new forecast evaluation unpacks causes of errors
Global shocks and wage growth led bank to underestimate inflation persistence
BoE’s Greene: impact of Fed easing on UK remains unclear
Spillovers via trade channel could push domestic inflation up or down, MPC member says
Bailey underscores support for Powell
BoE governor also points to potential spillover risks to UK from events in US
CBDC or tokenised reserves?
Sayuri Shirai explains why central banks are taking different paths towards the same goal
Bailey warns of threats from populism
BoE governor says institutions ‘have to challenge back’ against attempts to breed distrust
BoE to ‘streamline’ supervision as part of growth push
PRA has been easing some regulations as government looks to cut cost of compliance
BoE’s Ramsden defends UK’s ring-fencing regime
Deputy governor says rules remain “critical” to regulatory framework amid review to reform them
US tariffs unlikely to halt progress on global trade – BoE’s Taylor
UK inflation expected to fall in near term due to trade diversion, MPC member says
NZ foreign minister attacks central bank chief for backing Powell
Breman told to ‘stay in her New Zealand lane’ after signing letter in support of Fed chair
Central bank governors express ‘full solidarity’ with Powell
Lagarde and Bailey among signatories of statement in wake of Department of Justice investigation
BoE paper offers method to build narrative around forecasts
Process could support use of SVAR models in monetary policy process
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