Bank of England (BoE)
Old Lady begins quantitative easing
The Bank of England began its first round of gilt purchases on Wednesday, buying £2 billion ($2.8 billion) of the instruments outright in an attempt to boost the money supply.
Bank begins £150 billion money-supply boost
The Bank of England on Thursday said it would boost the money supply by up to £150 billion ($211 billion) in a bid to revive the health of Britain's ailing economy. The Bank's Monetary Policy Committee also cut rates to a fresh all-time low of 0.5%.
We must review our reliance on ratings: King
Central banks must rethink their reliance on credit ratings to assess financial products' suitability for open-market operations, Mervyn King, the governor of the Bank of England, has said.
BoE's Tucker: end bickering over CDS clearing
Paul Tucker, the soon-to-be deputy governor responsible for financial stability at the Bank of England, has called on officials to stop feuding over plans to create a central counterparty for credit default swaps (CDS).
Fed site looks to clarify balance-sheet growth
The Federal Reserve has launched a new section of its website to explain why its balance sheet has doubled since the beginning of the crisis.
Risk premia can be procyclical
New research from the Bank of England shows that risk premia can be procyclical.
Bank's MPC wants money levers to hit target
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has unanimously called for the use of tools to boost the money supply to meet its inflation target, minutes of its latest rate vote reveal.
Emerging markets should watch fiscal positions
Emerging-market economies should pay off their debts sooner rather than later, posits new research from the Bank of England.
Banking will never be the same: BoE's Besley
The credit crisis has irrevocably and fundamentally altered the banking system and its regulation, Tim Besley, a member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee, has said.
UK inflation stays in letter-writing territory
British CPI inflation edged down in January but less so than analysts' expected. However, RPI inflation slid sharply to a near 49-year low as mortgage costs plunged on the back of the Bank of England's rate cuts.
Leaning against the wind talk hot air: BoE's Bean
Charlie Bean, the deputy governor responsible for the Bank of England's monetary policy, has rejected claims that countering asset-price bubbles with rate hikes would have tempered the worst of the financial excess that triggered the credit crisis.
Crisis must prompt risk-management reassessment
A new wave of transformation in the standards of risk management is now a priority, Andrew Haldane, the executive director responsible for financial stability at the Bank of England, has said.
Fisher gets markets job
Paul Fisher has been appointed as the new executive director for markets of the Bank of England. Fisher will start in his role on 1 March and will also sit on the monetary policy committee (MPC).
King presents gloomy outlook
The Bank of England has revised its forecast for growth in the British down sharply and says the recovery will depend "to a significant extent on developments in the rest of the world where a severe economic downturn has taken hold."
Cash holding on the rise
Notes and coins in circulation were on average 1.1% higher than December, new data from the Bank of England show.
Old Lady to begin buying commercial paper mid-Feb
The Bank of England's commercial paper facility will become operational on 19 February, the Bank said on Friday.
Bank cuts to 1%, economy in severe downturn
The Bank of England chopped 50 basis points off bank rate on Thursday and stepped up the rhetoric on the scale of the crisis, saying that the global economy was now "in the throes of a severe and synchronised downturn".
Social role of banks must change: UK's McFall
John McFall, the head of Britain's influential Treasury Committee, on why finance-industry pay must be curbed, some of the country's biggest banks nationalised and lessons can be learned from abroad
Crisis demands a common voice: UK's McFall
John McFall, the chairman of Britain's Treasury Committee, tells CentralBankNews.com why the financial crisis means central bankers will have to change the way they speak.
Business can bypass banks with bond sales: King
The Bank of England's round of corporate bond purchases, set to begin within weeks, could revive ailing capital markets by reducing businesses reliance on bank lending, Mervyn King, the governor of the Bank of England, said on Tuesday evening.
UK inflation still in letter-writing territory
British CPI inflation in the year to December was 3.1%, down a full percentage point from the November figure but still significantly above the Bank of England's 2% target.
Bank granted new powers to aid markets
The Bank of England has been given new powers, including the potential to undertake quantitative easing, as part of renewed efforts to safeguard the financial system, announced by the British Treasury on Monday.
BoE's Gieve: market signals mixed
The fortunes of the financial markets in the New Year have been mixed, said Sir John Gieve, the deputy governor of the Bank of England.