Bank of England (BoE)
Interview: Howard Davies
The founding chairman of the UK Financial Services Authority discusses Britain’s new regulatory architecture, weaknesses in the European Central Bank’s voting arrangements, and how inflation targets need to change
An open letter to the chancellor of the exchequer
The UK government’s plans for financial regulation are far from clear, writes Bill Allen, a former deputy director at the Bank of England
Former head of UK FSA backs new British supervisory structure
Howard Davies says new coalition government was right to keep banking supervision out of Threadneedle Street
BoE minutes: Bank held rates on delayed recovery
Bank of England minutes show key rate was left at 0.5% on continued uncertainty over pick-up in economic growth
Inflation targets must account for financial stability: former FSA head
Ex-Bank of England deputy governor Howard Davies proposes more flexible inflation target that takes into account credit conditions
Systemic risk regulators should direct policy not just give warnings, says HSBC's Haswell
Past experience suggests the new financial stability bodies should direct regulatory policies, not just warn about instability
Persistent UK inflation sparks concern over Bank’s forecasting
Mervyn King forced to pen another letter to chancellor as inflation remains way above target
A return to complexity: economic policy after the crisis
The crisis has challenged the fundamentals of the prevailing macroeconomic orthodoxy. Policymakers must recognise this and adopt new frameworks accordingly, Sir John Gieve argues
King throws weight behind new government's cuts
Bank of England governor Mervyn King says incoming coalition government's plans to cut UK expenditure by $9 billion in 2010 have eased downside risks to growth
UK coalition gives Bank lead regulatory role
Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties agree to put Bank of England at the centre of financial regulation on Wednesday, stop short of abolishing FSA
Europe gambles to save currency union
Markets surge as European Central Bank changes course and commits to buying government bonds, move comes as eurozone and IMF unveil trillion-dollar support package
Sovereign troubles will drag banks down: Moody's
Ratings agency says sovereign downgrades in the southern eurozone could lead to decline in banking sector, further spending cuts will exacerbate problem
BoE broad money returns to pre-crisis growth levels
Bank of England estimates show broad money rose sharply in March, as credit conditions in the United Kingdom continue to improve
Election uncertainty clouds future of FSA, Bank
Regulator could be swallowed by central bank if Conservatives win, but polls and analysts divided on most likely outcome
Bank reports on impact of quantitative easing
Bank of England asset purchase report shows bank held gilts purchase steady in early 2010 despite marginal sale in corporate bonds
UK party leaders lock horns over breaking up banks
Liberal Democrat head supports Bank of England governor Mervyn King’s suggestion of splitting up banks by riskiness; disagreement on bank levies and regulator
BOE policy on hold on downside risks in Europe
Bank of England minutes shows its Monetary Policy Committee left rates on hold amid continued economic uncertainty in Europe
Junk bonds the way forward for China: ex-PBoC deputy
Former Chinese central bank vice-governor Guo Shuqing says new and small start-ups stand to gain from the issuance of non-investment grade debt
BoE: home equity withdrawals rising but still negative
Bank of England paper shows that house equity withdrawals remain negative despite recent upswing in equity extraction
British bonds rest on “a bed of nitroglycerine”: Pimco chief
Head of biggest bond fund sees investors penalising gilts as British attachment to quantitative easing stirs worry that government seeks to inflate debt away
BoE study justifies interest-rate cuts
Bank of England research finds rate cuts warranted as risks of high rates outweigh the cost of short term inflation
Bank’s Haldane moots structural change to recover social costs
Bank’s executive director for financial stability labels banking pollution “a real and large social problem”; says officials must look at architecture of financial system to resolve it
“Radical reforms” must be considered: UK lawmakers
Head of influential group of parliamentarians says British government wrong to rule out root-and-branch reform; favours contingent capital and subsidiaries to lessen risk of systemic collapse
Bank explains UK housing bubble
Bank of England study links rising house prices to lower real long-term rates and lower inflation in the run up to the bubble