United Kingdom
IMF warns UK government as pound resumes fall
BoE’s Huw Pill signals need for “significant monetary policy response” to government spending plan
King Charles to appear on Bank of England notes from 2024
Other Commonwealth central banks have made little comment on changeover
BoE ‘monitoring developments’ amid market ructions
Many analysts had predicted early policy action from the central bank
BoE hikes rates 50bp as fiscal policy increases uncertainty
Divided MPC approves rate increase, but several members call for more aggressive hike
Economy’s ‘first responders’ now in the line of fire
Forceful but late interventions to combat inflation raise the risk of central bank overreactions
UK inflation dips below 10%
Lower fuel costs bring down headline figure, but underlying inflation remains strong
BoE to act as lender of last resort to UK energy firms
Move aims to counter high collateral demand, given energy market volatility
BoE policy-makers debate more aggressive tightening
New government and “extreme volatility” in energy markets complicate outlook
BoE’s Mann presents ‘nuanced’ version of Phillips curve
Drift in medium-term inflation expectations requires more forceful action, policy-maker says
BoE paper analyses drivers of price setting
Panel data on UK firms reveals asymmetry in how firms decide to raise prices
Gontareva on Ukraine’s funding, NBU policy and reconstruction
Former NBU governor Valeria Gontareva speaks about donor funding shortfalls, NBU policy and financial stability challenges, Nabuillina and the seizing of Russian assets, and post-conflict rebuilding and modernisation
The case for restoring the role of monetary aggregates
Tim Congdon argues that a surge in money supply in response to Covid-19 sparked heightened inflation and central banks need to refocus their attention on monetary aggregates
UK’s possible next prime minister promises BoE mandate change
Liz Truss says situation now “very different” to when central bank’s mandate was laid down in 1997
BoE accelerates tightening as inflation expected to hit 13%
“Enormous” external shocks to blame for large changes in forecasts, officials say
People: UK names veteran banker as chairman of BoE court
Appointments in Nicaragua, Cape Verde and Central African currency zone
UK government proposes ‘competitiveness’ mandate for BoE
Measure proposed despite IMF warning that it could clash with financial stability mandate
Bailey says bigger hikes and faster QT ‘on the table’
BoE governor says MPC is willing to act “forcefully” to prevent inflation persisting
DNB fines Binance for ‘grave’ regulatory breach
Netherlands sanctions exchange over failure to register, but other regulators are more welcoming
BoE’s Saporta floats idea of countercyclical liquidity buffer
Design of Basel III rules may be causing banks to hoard capital and liquidity, official says
Mismeasurement may cause ‘missing-investment puzzle’ – BoE’s Bailey
Rise in intangibles could explain apparent fall in investment despite stable returns, governor says
Cash, not trash: the second lives of substrate
Central banks and their banknote providers are taking a range of approaches to recycling cash
BoE’s Pill says focus is on slower-moving elements of inflation
Policy-makers trying to walk “narrow path” as they resist second-round effects of high inflation
Top central bankers admit inflation models fell short
Reliance on Phillips curve and demand-driven models may have created blind spots
BoE’s Mann says UK needs to respond to higher rates abroad
Exposure to global spillovers likely making UK inflation worse, says MPC member