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BoE's Barker and Fisher on economic outlook
Although there have been some encouraging signs in the British and global economies, the real question is what is happening to final demand, said Kate Barker, an external member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).
King steps up calls for global monetary reform
Mervyn King, the governor of the Bank of England, on Wednesday urged officials from around the globe to cooperate to fix the instability inherent in the current international monetary order.
Inflation targeting: lessons from the crisis
Spencer Dale, the chief economist at the Bank of England, has said inflation targeting should remain a mainstay of macroeconomic policymaking in Britain.
UK doubtful on joining ECB's Target2-Securities
Old Lady raises issues on securities transfer
King steps up bid for more Bank power
Mervyn King, the governor of the Bank of England, on Wednesday night reiterated calls for the government to grant Threadneedle Street more power to fulfil its new financial stability mandate.
Posen to join Bank's MPC
Adam Posen, a deputy director at the Peterson Institute, is to replace Tim Besley on the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).
Bank paper unveils new systemic-risk model
A paper published by the Bank of England on Monday has revealed a systemic-risk monitor that accounts for the relationship between liquidity risk and financial stability.
Efficient payment systems boost intermediation
Efficient payment systems increase financial intermediation and the availability of credit, new research from the Bank of England posits.
Bank announces stability committee members
The Bank of England on Wednesday named the non-executive directors who, along with senior Bank staff, will sit on the new Financial Stability Committee.
Chaps can cope with payments outages
If a financial institution is unable to make - but able to receive - payments, Chaps, the UK's large-value payment system, will ensure that settlement banks stop making payments to the institution, reducing systemic risk, new research from the Bank of…
Better plumbing can stabilise system: BoE's Tucker
Paul Tucker, a deputy governor at the Bank of England, has said that more widespread use of more open methods of trading would enhance the resilience of the financial system.
BoE looks to expands unconventional operations
The Bank of England has indicated that it wants to extend its quantitative easing programme to cover secured commercial paper.
Germany's Merkel attacks central banks
Angela Merkel, the chancellor of Germany, on Tuesday criticised the unconventional measures taken by central banks around the globe and called on them to revert to sane and independent monetary policy.
Macroprudential supervision for BoE - lawmakers
The Bank of England should be given responsibility for macroprudential supervision, recommends a report from Britain's House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee.
Bank may extend support operations
Paul Tucker, deputy governor of the Bank of England said on 28 May that the Bank might give permanent form to some of the programmes it created specially during the financial crisis.
Bank's Bean admits QE exit tricky
Charlie Bean, the deputy governor responsible for monetary policy at the Bank of England, has acknowledged that the execution of the Bank's exit strategy for quantitative easing will present the Monetary Policy Committee with a tricky judgment call.
Bank concerned on clarity of stability role
The Bank of England on Monday called for more clarity on and greater powers to fulfil its financial stability mandate.
BoE outlines objectives for liquidity rules
Nigel Jenkinson, an adviser to the governor of the Bank of England and a member of the Financial Stability Board, on Friday detailed five objectives for a new framework on liquidity risk.
Economy healing, but Bank warns on recovery's pace
The world economy is no longer on the brink of collapse but the upswing may be more protracted than during previous post-war recessions, the Bank of England said on Wednesday.
Ex-BoE deputy heralds decline of independent era
The collective failure of monetary authorities and governments to avert the current crisis will negate central banks' independence, Sir John Gieve, a former deputy governor at the Bank of England has said.
Bank expands quantitative easing by £50 billion
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee on Thursday increased the size of its quantiative easing programme by £50 billion ($75.2 billion) to £125 billion.
China warns on QE inflation threat
The People's Bank of China has said that quantitative easing posed huge risks for international markets and the global economy.
Central banks partly to blame: UK MPs
Though banks were ultimately culpable, central bank must acknowledge a share of the blame for the financial crisis, an influential group of British lawmakers has said.
Some facts about the British labour market
Research from the Bank of England has uncovered that almost a quarter of Britain's workforce is employed by the state.