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Bank of England News Release, 18 July
NEWS RELEASE - The Bank of England plans to resume issuing the new Elizabeth Fry £5 note in the week commencing 19 August.
UK Treasury criticised over Bank of England posts
UK - The Treasury has been rebuked for failing to follow proper procedures for appointments to the Bank of England's governing body.
Edward George enters ECB race - and promptly exits
UK - The Financial Times on Thursday speculates that Edward George could be the ideal man for the ECB's top job now that long-time favourite Jean-Claude Trichet faces trial. However, sources at the Bank of England told CentralBankNet on Thursday that…
MPs urge name change at the Bank of England
UK - Did you hear the one about the Scotsman, the Welshman, the Ulsterman and the Bank of England? The Scotsman newspaper reports on Thursday that the Bank of England was infact founded by a Scotsman and that the word "England" is inappropriate in the…
Speech by H Kohler, Managing Director, IMF, 5 July
SPEECH - In a speech to the Central Bank Governors' Symposium titled 'Reform of the International Financial Architecture: A Work in Progress' Kohler acknowledged how much we depend on central bankers in our member countries. "Every day, you have to take…
Crocked?
ARTICLE - Tuesday's Financial Times catches the mood of speculation on who is favourite to succeed Sir Edward George as the governor of the Bank of England with the suggestion that betting odds and horse racing may have something to do with it.
Bank of England News Release
NEWS RELEASE - Bank of England Maintains Interest Rates at 4.0%, 4 July.
Bank of England leaves interest rates at 4%
UK - The Bank of England's monetary policy committee on Thursday left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 4 per cent, a 38-year low.
Bank of England News Release
NEWS RELEASE - Bank of England Euro Bills, 2 July.
Bank of England News Release
NEWS RELEASE - The Dutch Legacy, Go Dutch at the Bank of England's Museum in Bartholomew Lane, EC2, 2 July.
Speech by Edward George, Bank of England, 26 Jun
SPEECH - In his annual Mansion House speech George gave a strong signal that interest rates would not be raised at next week's meeting of the Bank of England's monetary policy committee and welcomed the fall in the pound against the euro.
Bank of England Financial Stability Review
REPORT - Bank of England Publishes Financial Stability Review, Issue 12, June 2002, 27 June.
Geneva meet to debate Islamic mortgages
UK - A Bank of England working party, which includes representatives of commercial banks and the Treasury, is investigating the wider introduction of Shari'ah compliant house mortgages in the UK, according to the UK's Observer newspaper.
Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee Minutes
MINUTES - Minutes from the Bank of England's MPC meeting 5 and 6 June, released 19 June. The committee acknowledged the continuing economic recovery in the United States and the euro area's modest 0.2% growth in the first quarter.
Speech by Stephen Nickell, Bank of England, 19 Jun
SPEECH - In the paper titled 'Monetary Policy Issues: Past, Present, Future' Nickell answered questions such as Has the MPC demonstrated a bias towards deflation?, and What are the challenges for the immediate future?
Bank of England Quarterly Bulletin Summer 2002
REPORT - The Bank of England has released its Quarterly Bulletin for Summer 2002. It includes articles on why spending on durable goods needs to be analysed differently from that on other types of goods, providing possible explanations for its recent…
Bank of England Inflation Attitudes Survey May 02
SURVEY - The Bank of England has published the results to its Inflation Attitudes Survey which is conducted quarterly. An article in the summer Quarterly Bulletin, also published today, examines the trends seen in the four surveys up to and including…
Bank of England maintains interest rates at 4.0%
PRESS RELEASE - The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee today voted to maintain the Bank's repo rate at 4.0%. The minutes of the meeting will be published at 9.30am on Wednesday 19 June.
Coo!
FEATURE - Sushil Wadhwani's tenure as a member of the Bank of England's interest rate setting committee comes to an end on Friday. The Financial Times, in its Observer column on Thursday, couldn't help making one last joke about Wadhwani's dovish…
Ian exits
FEATURE - The FT's Observer writes on Thursday, farewell Ian Plenderleith - sphinx-like to the end. At a Tuesday night retirement bash for the Bank of England director, his boss Eddie George preserved Plenderleith's legendary reputation as a backroom…
Outgoing MPC member raises bank independence fears
UK - The independence of the Bank of England could be at risk if it continues to undershoot its target for inflation, a member of the Bank's monetary policy committee has warned.
Posh jobs
FEATURE - Former directors of Equitable Life who are being sued for more than £3bn will turn green with envy if they cast an eye over the Bank of England's annual report. In a section on governance and accountability, it makes clear that the Bank's Court…
Warning from Bank of England over euro timetable
UK - Ministers must not be tempted into shortening the timetable for scrapping the pound if Britain votes to join the euro, the Bank of England has warned.
Problem with ink found on new Bank of England note
UK - The Bank of England began an urgent investigation Monday after several people reported that serial numbers on new, anti-counterfeit bank notes had rubbed off on their hands.