Bank of England (BoE)
The viability of a commercial approach to central bank communication
Will the prevailing trend for central bank communications to mimic those of commercial entities and political parties stand the test of time?
Bank of England QE led institutional investors into corporate debt
Portfolio rebalancing into riskier assets triggered by monetary easing did not extend to equities, BoE paper finds
Key innovation behind Bitcoin could prompt ‘fundamental change' to payment systems
Article published by Bank of England says ‘distributed ledger' technology could have ‘much broader' impact beyond payment systems
Kohn says exit from unconventional monetary policies likely to be 'positive event' for UK
External member of Bank of England FPC says ‘most likely all will go well' but warns long period of low volatility may have led to mispricing of risk
Carney: shortfall in reserves likely for independent Scotland
Division of UK reserves on GDP basis would leave Scots with 10% buffer, less than half what is generally considered sufficient ‘to ensure credit flows freely and effectively', according to BoE governor
Carney says 'striking' labour market differences will prompt ‘less synchronised' monetary policy
The Bank of England governor addresses UK wage conundrum; argues US is in worse position as its headline unemployment rate is 'much better than the details'
De La Rue ‘preferred bidder' for next Bank of England printing deal
UK printer expected to sign contract with central bank next month and start producing new notes in April; BoE hired Innovia Security to supply polymer substrate in March
Higher capital requirements lead to lower lending, study by Calomiris finds
Paper published today by the Bank of England finds ‘little evidence of interaction' between monetary policy and capital requirements; studies their impact on bank lending
Bank of England sets out rules for foreign bank branches
Branches lacking credible resolution plans could have their licences revoked, bank warns; insurance executive joins Prudential Regulation Authority board
Governors and deputies address labour market conundrums at Jackson Hole
Brazil's Tombini, Japan's Kuroda and BoE deputy Ben Broadbent offer their takes on ‘new natural' unemployment rates, weak productivity growth and central bank remedies
BoE paper finds QE did boost bank lending - slightly
New data set shows effect of increased deposits did feed through to lending, though the effect was dampened by lower levels of capital during the crisis
Bank of England MPC sees first dissent since 2011
McCafferty and Weale vote to raise interest rates, minutes show, as conflicting labour market developments split committee's view on UK spare capacity
Robert Pringle's Viewpoint: Haldane plus Rajan = New model central bank?
Robert Pringle offers an alternative to Bank of England chief economist Andrew Haldane’s scenarios for the next 25 years of central banking
Stagnant wages amid falling unemployment creates headache for BoE
Bank of England halves wage growth forecast for 2014 as unemployment seen falling below 6%; Mark Carney notes ‘wide range of views' on MPC about degree of slack
Twenty-five defining moments
Central Banking identifies 25 of the most significant events to have shaped the official sector during the past 25 years.
People: New chief economist at ADB; BoE insurance director departs
Columbia University’s Shang-Jin Wei joins the Asian Development Bank as chief economist; Julian Adams leaves the BoE; HSBC names new point man for central banks in Asia; and more
PRA highlights restrictions on group own funds
Implementation note says capital instruments issued by third-country undertakings must conform to Solvency II to qualify as loss absorbing
UK rates set to stay low, says former MPC member Wadhwani
The cost of tightening too late is far lower than that of choking the recovery, says former monetary policy-maker Sushil Wadhwani
BoE appoints UBS UK head to top banking regulator
Bank of England appoints two new members to the Prudential Regulation Authority, the country’s chief micro-prudential regulator
BoE’s Haldane sees greater role for central banks as risks shift
Central banks may have to address different episodes of financial instability as risks shift from the banking sector to other financial players, says BoE chief economist Andrew Haldane
Two future paths for central banking
Andrew Haldane identifies two future worlds for central banks along with their implications for monetary policy, macro-prudential regulation, operations and transparency.
Spencer Dale quits the Bank of England
Bank's head of financial stability and former chief economist quits to join BP, just nine weeks into his new job following a major reshuffle
BoE working group finds ‘striking' changes in investment behaviour by insurers and pension funds
Nature of investments has changed markedly over the past 15 years, says Andrew Haldane-led group, which also includes Oxford professor Ian Goldin and Jim O'Neill
Bank of England unveils plans to lock up bankers' bonuses for seven years
New rule will mean financial sector bonuses can be 'clawed back' for up to seven years, but the BoE is also proposing bonuses are locked up until that period expires