Bank of England (BoE)
Broadbent says credible policy blunts current account deficit threat
UK current account deficit is historically large but is not threatening growth, new Bank of England deputy says, thanks in part to macroeconomic policy framework
IMF calls for clarity on BoE monetary framework ahead of first rate hike
Bank of England ‘will need to announce soon what its new monetary control framework will be', the Fund says, adding it is ‘waiting to hear' from the bank
BoE exec calls for enough GLAC to restore capital level above minimum
Banks that have undergone resolution ‘likely to need at least as much capital as other banks in the market' to command market confidence
BoE moves to prepare UK banks for EU recovery and resolution rules
UK central bank moves to implement EU Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive, a key piece of legislation to prevent taxpayer bailouts of banks
Bank of England 'edges closer' to rate rise
Mark Carney notes ‘quickest job creation on record' since he took office last July amid confusing labour data; market practitioners say likelihood of a rate hike this year is rising
UK parliamentary report calls currency union with independent Scotland a ‘dead parrot'
There will be ‘no currency union of any kind - no ifs, no buts, no fudges, no deals', says chair of Scottish Affairs committee
Opinion: Carney’s dismissal of using monetary policy to resist rising asset prices is 'vacuous'
It is vital that politically independent central banks should work within a political vacuum, rather than adjusting their monetary policy reasoning to avoid subsequent political controversy
Robert Pringle’s Viewpoint: Start policy normalisation now!
Policy changes are needed to reduce the chances of another recession
UAE central bank to put Braille on banknotes
Emirati authority joins Hong Kong in using feature rejected by the Bank of England and Bank of Canada, on the basis that not all blind people read Braille
BoE’s Cunliffe says leverage ratio is no mere ‘backstop'
Bank of England deputy governor says leverage and risk-weighted capital ratios serve different purposes; term ‘shadow banking’ casts a pall over productive aspects of non-bank financial services
Carney tells parliament BIS report was 'made in a vacuum'; Kohn defends leverage ratio plans
Donald Kohn argues the case for a time-varying leverage ratio at parliamentary hearing; Carney and Bailey question practical application of BIS annual report
Financial Policy Committee angles for full powers over UK leverage ratio regime
Bank of England body poised to ask for lead role in design and implementation of leverage ratios in UK; move described as a natural fit
BoE's Andrew Bailey says Basel III will be more transparent in the future
Head of the Prudential Regulation Authority also argues level of ‘precision' for rules sought by banks and investors ‘is not realistic'
Incoming BoE deputy Shafik says SSM makes working with ECB more important than ever
Minouche Shafik says single supervisory mechanism will improve co-ordination with Bank of England, but that it is too early to tell whether 'huge' project will be successful
Should central banks review their investment guidelines as monetary policy normalises?
Central Banking editor Chris Jeffery talks to Charles Goodhart, Tim Young and Scott Dickinson about the strategies reserve managers can deploy ahead of a tightening in monetary policy
Financial crisis could cut long-term productivity by hitting spending on R&D
Bank of England working paper investigates the possibility that the drop in the UK's productivity since the crisis is due to the higher relative cost of investing in innovation
BoE scraps 170-year old weekly balance sheet ‘snapshot' to hide emergency liquidity
Bank of England to remove data on emergency liquidity provision from weekly statement, in a step away from full transparency in the interest of financial stability
BoE introduces ‘ground-breaking' macro-pru measures to prevent housing bust
Mark Carney unveils a cap on high loan-to-income mortgages and affordability test; influential MP calls it a ‘major departure' for UK financial policy
Incoming BoE chair highlights ‘extraordinary' lack of women in bank's top ranks
Anthony Habgood, chairman of the Court of the Bank of England, highlights 'crying gender gap'; also raises questions about BoE's ‘one bank' merger, which he says may turn out ‘slightly awkward'
Carney clashes with parliamentarians over ‘unreliable' forward guidance
BoE governor defends suggestion earlier this month that interest rates could rise this year as MP likens central bank to ‘unreliable boyfriend' over changing guidance
Financial stability reports to become ‘a lot more important’
New research highlights ‘sizeable effects’ of financial stability reports on stock markets; speeches have become more influential since the crisis but this is unlikely to last
Bank of England MPC minutes reveal surprise over dovish market expectations
BoE minutes show MPC members expected markets to price in earlier rate hike despite bank's vow to keep them low for extended period of time
Haldane says MPC faces ‘corridor of uncertainty'
Bank of England chief economist turns to cricketing metaphors to explain the dilemma faced by the monetary policy committee at this delicate moment for the UK recovery
BoE's newest MPC member defends limited experience of ‘core' issues
Kristin Forbes says her knowledge of international capital flows brings ‘direct expertise to the UK'; describes herself as someone willing to break ranks