Bank of England (BoE)
BoE Allsopp - tighter fiscal stance needed
The British government should tighten its tax and spending plans if it wants lower interest rates, Bank of England rate-setter Christopher Allsopp said in a book published Monday.
Bank urges balancing act over payments competition
The Bank of England has warned the UK government that its plans to increase competition in the payments business must be balanced by the need to preserve the stability of the financial system.
Fed helps Bank with rate study
The Bank of England, the UK central bank, has commissioned an investigation by a senior official of the US Federal Reserve to assess the way it sets interest rates, says an article in today's Financial Times.
Bank of England warns on tax cuts
The Bank of England, the UK central bank, has warned that it is premature to rule out further interest rate rises and threatened an immediate response if the government makes big pre-election tax cuts.
Euro more likely to recover than weaken-BoE's King
Europe's single currency was more likely to recover against other key currencies than to fall further, Mervyn King, deputy governor of the Bank of England, said on Tuesday.
BOE: Joining euro means return to tax and spend
Sir Eddie George, the governor of the Bank of England, said that the government would have to rely more on taxation and spending policy to control the economy if Britain joined the euro.
Monetary policy frameworks in a global context
A new highly recommended book edited by Lavan Mahadeva and Gabriel Sterne has just been published by the Bank of England's Centre for Central Banking Studies.
Speech by David Clementi of the Bank of England
SPEECH - Speech by David Clementi, Deputy Governor of the Bank of England at the FT World Gold Conference, Intercontinental Hotel, London on Monday 14 June 1999.