Mark Carney
BoE launches comms push as it seeks face for £50 note
Central bank seeks boost to public engagement from nominations and ‘Future Forum’
BoE on hold as Brexit clouds outlook
Central bank may have to raise rates even in disorderly Brexit scenario, Mark Carney says
BoE calls on EU to act on Brexit stability risks
Failure to act could disrupt $90 trillion of derivatives contracts, central bank warns
‘Momentum building’ behind financial response to climate change
FSB welcomes progress on disclosures; BoE report finds many UK banks are facing up to the risks
Carney agrees seven-month extension to term
BoE governor continues to avoid full eight-year term laid out in the central bank law; Jon Cunliffe also reappointed
Central banks could do more to tackle climate change – paper
Central banks may be mispricing assets due to climate change risk, paper argues
Carney warns no-deal Brexit would squeeze real income
Governor informs Treasury Committee of household “real income squeeze” in the event of a no-deal Brexit; Mervyn King calls government’s Brexit preparations “incompetent”
Carney signals ‘willingness’ to stay at BoE
Governor implies he is “willing” to serve another year, though decision falls to Treasury
Published rate path has similar effect to other communication – BIS study
Communication is important, but the “exact form” less so, according to research
BoE lifts rates despite signs of a global weakening
MPC votes unanimously to raise rates to 0.75%
Bank of England poised for hike despite weak data
Economists still expect a raise in interest rates when the MPC meets next week
UK regulators welcome Brexit ‘back-stop’ legislation
Draft law would allow firms temporary access to UK markets in event of ‘hard’ Brexit
Carney: Brexit could trigger ‘extreme fragmentation’ of EU markets
Lack of agreement on derivatives likely to be more costly for European markets than UK ones, BoE governor says; stance contrasts sharply with European Commission
Data prompts positivity from Carney
Economic slowdown in Q1 was not due to the economic climate, BoE governor says
Fed’s Quarles defends FSB from US critics
Supervision chief says FSB is not a threat to sovereignty and helps solve collective problems
Carney criticises EU stance on Brexit issues
Governor describes EBA analysis as “incomplete” and says time is running out for a deal on trillions of dollars in derivatives contracts
BoE capital injection lays ground for stronger crisis response
Higher risk-bearing capacity allows additional emergency measures, Mark Carney says; move could bring forward BoE’s exit from QE
Report proposes mandating BoE to target productivity growth
UK opposition says BoE should not have to rely on interest rates to lower inflation; 3% productivity target would help push prices down, report says
Jonathan Haskel appointed to BoE MPC
Male economist chosen over four women who were shortlisted
Powell says central banks cannot take independence for granted
Leading governors reflect on the future of central banking at Riksbank’s 350th anniversary
UK statistics authority disagrees with BoE on snow impact
ONS says snow had limited impact on Q1 GDP, contradicting the BoE’s account
Dudley calls for ‘aggressive action’ on benchmark reforms
Failure to move to new framework before 2021 could create “large-scale disorder”
Bank of England should have ‘green’ mandate – report
Activist group says BoE should be given explicit mandate which would see climate sustainability on par with price stability
The toxicology of post-crisis shadow banking
Mark Carney tempted fate in 2017 when he declared the most toxic forms of shadow banking “no longer represent a global stability risk”. Did he speak too soon?