Bank of England (BoE)
BoE’s MPC says UK outlook is ‘unusually uncertain’
Outcome of Brexit talks and evolution of pandemic leave future cloudy, BoE says
The long-term impact of Covid-19 on banknote demand
The coronavirus pandemic has challenged cash usage assumptions at a time when central banks make only limited use of longer-term forecasts
BoE considering legal action over hoax press release
Group calling themselves the ‘Yes Men’ claimed credit for the fake
The dawn of average inflation targeting
The Fed has failed to explain how it will calculate the ‘average’ for its new AIT framework, raising new risks that central bankers would do well to reflect on
BoE’s Saunders mulls dual interest rates for UK
Funding banks at less than the policy rate could be a useful tool, MPC member says
BoE needs ‘better handle’ on control of UK currency
Lawmakers highlight the UK’s disjointed cash management, which could put consumers at risk, they say
Few central banks collaborate with private-sector researchers
Collaborations are common with academia, especially in advanced economies
Otmar Issing on the art of central bank communications
EMU architect speaks about Draghi’s “whatever it takes” intervention, forward guidance failures, the Fed’s average inflation target ‘miscommunication’, and why the ECB may be overreaching in its strategy review
BoE prepares to launch sharia-compliant liquidity facility
Special-purpose vehicle will be structured as a ‘wakalah’ or fund-based liquidity facility
Forecast errors marginally higher for growth than inflation
Data shows contrast between advanced and emerging economies
BoE selects cloud partner
London-based firm Appvia secures two-year contract to deliver cloud environment
Covid-19 likely to have major effect on UK cash usage – BoE
Risk of Covid transmission via banknotes diminishes significantly over time, BoE study finds
Excess liquidity can weaken policy transmission – BoE paper
“Novel dataset” sheds light on possible unintended consequences of crisis-fighting measures
CBDC could improve banking stability – Haldane
BoE chief economist envisages banking sector split between payments and credit provision
Powell, Lagarde and Bailey express caution on CBDCs
Jay Powell says Fed must get any future CBDC right, rather than “being the first”
UK government pledges economy-wide climate disclosures by 2025
FCA says firms worth $3.8 trillion will disclose climate risks over next three years
BoE’s Cunliffe: hedge funds played key role in March ‘turmoil’
Risk management actions by leveraged funds can destabilise the financial system, deputy says
BoE warns banks: start preparing for a higher carbon price
Risk Live: stress tests should assume rising carbon price, regardless of government policy, says Breeden
BoE paper offers solution to ‘paradox of flexibility’
Using shadow rate can avoid anomalous results at zero lower bound, authors say
Gold reserves in central banks – 2020 survey results
Reserve managers share their views on future gold holdings, target allocations, purchasing and storage approaches, the use of ETFs, and the impact of Covid-19, in the results of a new joint Central Banking-Invesco survey. By Nick Carver and Robert Pringle
BoE will not use climate stress tests to set capital buffers – Bailey
Andrew Bailey reveals new details of tests, with launch set for summer of 2021
BoE expands asset purchases as UK locks down again
MPC publishes more pessimistic forecast of 11% growth contraction and high unemployment
BoE extends contract with De La Rue
UK printer will help central bank continue to develop printing site as world leader
Haldane explores long-term consequences of home working
Welfare impact seems broadly positive, but it is uneven and may not last, says BoE chief economist