Bank of England (BoE)
Green finance and mispricing: what role for central banks and governments?
Governments and central banks cannot stay on the sidelines if they are to fix market mispricing, says Sayuri Shirai
Central banks split on non-bank access to RTGS systems
Benefits of innovation must be weighed against risks of financial instability
BoE on hold as inflation looks set to soar to 4%
Committee hints at need for “modest tightening” soon, but says asset purchase programme will not unwind until interest rates reach 0.5%
The six key drivers for digital currency
Dave Birch breaks down the forces that are pushing central banks towards CBDC
BoE to wind up euro liquidity facility
Improvement in funding market conditions means euro funding is no longer needed, BoE says
Sanctioned disobedience: the challenge of protecting whistleblowers
Most central banks have policies on whistleblowing, but practice and usage vary widely
BoE’s Vlieghe: central bankers must speak up about economic fragility
Outgoing MPC member says impact of debt and inequality is “stark”, but goes beyond central banking
New BoE climate risk scenarios spark race for extra data
Banks need information from clients or third parties to populate 1,760 stress test variables
BoE paper builds GDP-at-risk model
Authors generate “fat-tailed” distribution to explore economy’s tendency to hit lower bound on rates
Minority groups sidelined by BoE, report finds
Internal review reveals minority ethnic staff felt less safe in the workplace, while career progression was stifled
Incoming BoE policy-maker says inflation ‘momentum’ is easing
Catherine Mann says price rises appear to be starting to taper off
Expecting the unexpected
Lars Schröder, senior engagement manager at SkySparc, looks at what is driving shifts in central banks’ technology requirements.
UK politicians criticise BoE over handling of QE
Critical report comes as BoE MPC member suggests asset purchases may need to be halted early
BoE removes ‘guardrails’ on bank dividend payments
Central bank eases restrictions as outlook for UK financial sector improves
UK financial sector slowly improving on diversity – BoE paper
Research shows women are gaining a foothold, but progress with age and nationality diversity has stalled
People: Bank of Canada names senior deputy governor
New governor in Turkmenistan; Malaysian SWF gets new director; and more
BoE paper explores impact of machine learning on credit
Benefits of AI-driven screening depend on market characteristics, authors find
Climate training hub launched by international consortium
BIS training platform will act as single access point for climate risk training for central banks
UK regulators propose new policies to foster diversity
Data and disclosure will be important to assess progress, regulators say
BoE adapting working practices to post-Covid world, says Place
Central bank is changing staffing, technology and buildings in light of lessons from pandemic working
BoE paper models impact of ‘active’ fiscal policy
Active fiscal policy complicates monetary policy but can generate higher welfare, author says
UK and Singapore to co-operate on regulation
Central banks and finance ministries to co-operate on cyber security and climate impact
Haldane says inflation targeting faces its ‘most dangerous moment’
BoE chief economist says risks of inflation and fiscal dominance are both on the rise
BoE demands changes at Euroclear after system outage
Central bank takes supervisory action over outage that caused “notable” market disruption