Bank of England (BoE)
2022: The year in review
The invasion of Ukraine left central banks facing yet another exceptional set of challenges. Central Banking looks back at the stories that made the biggest impact this year
It is time to reorganise the Bank of England
Recent crises have shown the BoE’s management structure to be outdated, says William Allen
BoE unveils King Charles III note design
New print will enter circulation by mid-2024
BoE outlines plan to adapt to drop in cash volumes
Legislation will give regulators stronger powers to intervene in wholesale cash market
BoE raises rates 50bp as outlook marginally brightens
Two MPC members vote to keep rates on hold, as staff predict slightly lower inflation
BoE to stress-test non-bank sector for first time
“Exploratory” exercise will test market liquidity as officials call for “urgent” action on non-banks
BoE tenders for CBDC mobile wallet
Central bank will not release wallet to the public but says it wants to “sharpen functional requirements”
Gilts debacle exposes financial stability risks
Lurking leverage in liability-driven UK pension investments raises important questions for central bankers
Bank of England pushes ahead with ‘Basel 3.1’
Central bank says amendments to Basel III could halt downward drift in risk-weighted capital ratios
Banknotes: October to December 2022
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
BoE not briefed on disastrous ‘mini-budget’, Bailey says
Governor says absence of independent assessment of tax package made it very hard to assess
BoE begins unwinding gilt market intervention
Use of “reverse enquiry window” designed to limit market impact from £19 billion sales
Balance sheet policy needs rethink, economists say
BoE chief economist says central banks should focus more on risks of assets they buy
BoE’s Ramsden says forecasts now less reliable
High uncertainty means policy-makers cannot rely heavily on forecasts, deputy says
UK Treasury makes first payment to BoE to offset QE losses
Indemnity was “integral” to QE but “day of reckoning” had to come, economist says
BoE’s Cunliffe details ‘familiar’ failings at FTX
Deputy governor says crypto assets need to be regulated
BoE simulates ‘major operational disruption’ to UK firms
Central bank restarts “Simex” testing of financial sector after pandemic hiatus
BoE officials reject criticism of forecast misses
Bailey says labour market dominates firms’ concerns and says Brexit has hampered economy
BoE paper finds U-shaped collateral impact from central clearing
Centrally clearing all derivatives trades does not necessarily free up the most collateral
Bank of England rate hike is largest in over 30 years
MPC forecasts prolonged downturn and says it does not foresee rates rising to 5.25%
Central banks have fewer cash distribution centres on average
However, some have added processing facilities in last five years
SNB withdraws record sum from Fed’s swap line
Swiss central bank taps $11 billion but reasons for its operations are unclear
Is the ECB taking the right policy path?
Facing an energy supply shock, analysts ponder whether sharp rate increases and QT alone will serve to bring inflation back to target while avoiding a major recession
‘Shouting on the phone’: BoE officials shed light on gilt market intervention
Crisis sparked by UK government’s plans needed unprecedented action, officials tell parliament