Bank of England (BoE)
BoE holds rate at Carney’s last MPC meeting
Carney says he has “no regrets” on monetary policy as MPC cuts growth forecast
Podcast: fintech predictions for 2020
Will cloud technology become mainstream? Is artificial intelligence the future of regulation? Rachael King and Adam Csabay make their fintech predictions for 2020 in the second episode of Tech Talk
BoE’s close rate call: what to watch
Markets had priced in 50% chance of a cut, but several economists say easing looks unlikely
BoE seeks partner to build public cloud environment
Central bank prepares for “step change” in IT infrastructure
BoE says no-deal Brexit now unlikely
Bank of England ends additional liquidity supervision after passage of withdrawal agreement
Banks outpacing insurers with cloud adoption – BoE
UK financial institutions lean towards software when it comes to cloud outsourcing, blog post shows
Carney defends financial sector’s record on climate action
Finance ready to flow to green projects if politicians take lead, BoE governor says, but other speakers on WEF panel argue firms are not doing enough
Cœuré and Cunliffe to lead research group on CBDCs
Six central banks and the BIS will explore use cases and share knowledge
UK government names Carney as green finance adviser
Departing BoE governor will advise UK prime minister at UN climate conference in November
UK regulators set new deadlines for Libor transition
Working group sets out priorities for 2020 as Libor deadline looms
BoE officials hint at willingness to cut rates
Carney, Saunders and Vlieghe all signal cut may be needed, as UK growth and inflation disappoint
BoE will get back €58 million from ECB after Brexit
Decision yet to be made on who will make up the capital shortfall; UK will also see its membership of EIB rescinded
FCA takes over crypto asset supervision
UK firms must register with regulator to comply with anti-money laundering rules
ECB paper looks at role of uncertainty in central bank comms
Researchers use machine learning to study market reactions to BoE inflation reports
Machine learning model flags importance of yield curve for crisis prediction
Model has potential to allow policy action before crisis hits, BoE paper says
Carney launches review of BoE monetary policy
“Deep structural changes” have left little space for conventional tools to work, governor says
EU central bankers urge UK to stay close on regulation
Klaas Knot and Luis de Guindos warn UK could lose out if it diverges from EU regulations, but Mark Carney says UK needs autonomy
BoE prepares for regulatory data shake-up
Central bank keeping open mind on future of regulatory data collection; FCA plans to expand “advanced analytics” and automation
Proportion of women working in central banks dips
On average, women make up 45% of central bank workforce, but improvements have been made to senior management make-up
BoE paper: simple communication can backfire
Success of communication is not measured by number of people reached, paper states
Rates have been falling for eight centuries – BoE research
Study casts doubt on major theories, including secular stagnation; author warns rates could “soon enter permanently negative territory”
Central bank research may be too focused on narrow topics – paper
Network analysis finds many central banks are limited in the scope of their research
Monetary easing can boost birth rate, BoE paper finds
People had more children after rates were slashed post-crisis, researchers find
Are we sleepwalking into a cashless society?
Cash could be crowded out of the payment landscape if current trends continue, but should central banks be responsible for ensuring its survival?