United Kingdom
Bank of England to increase staff in regional office
Seven-fold expansion of Leeds employees will widen talent pool and improve trust, BoE says
Bernanke urges regular policy reviews at BoE
Former Fed chair recommends reviews of “policy implementation and framework”
People: RBI appoints senior officials
Liz Oakes to join Bank of England FPC; European Central Bank names head of information systems
Book notes: Virtuous bankers: a day in the life of the 18th-century Bank of England, by Anne L Murphy
A bottom-up account of how clerks managed operations and enhanced the BoE’s reputation
UK banks earn over £9bn interest on reserves with BoE
Higher interest rates present banks with bumper earnings
US news has a large impact on global bond yields – research
Bank of Canada research finds US news affects expectations in other countries
UK rate cuts must wait, says BoE chief economist
Huw Pill says policy must remain restrictive to tackle persistent components of inflation
Banks risk “significant” losses on private equity exposures – BoE official
Leverage, illiquidity and complex structures make funds vulnerable, executive director says
UK inflationary pressure easing, BoE deputy says
Ramsden breaks inflation process into four steps, finding persistent elements are weakening
BoE’s digital securities sandbox to lead to new regulatory regime
Five-year project to open for applications this summer
Taking stock of Bernanke: the original sin of forecasting
Jagjit Chadha says the Bernanke review of forecasting should be the start of a more profound discussion at the Bank of England
Bernanke calls for total redesign of BoE forecasting
Report calls for major changes to infrastructure, core models, staffing, communications and more
Bank of England: time for fourth-generation forecasting tools?
Economists suggest ways to improve BoE’s framework ahead of Bernanke’s report
Fixing forecasting at the Bank of England
Ahead of the launch of the Bernanke review, NIESR’s Stephen Millard makes the case for three key changes to the BoE’s forecasting
BIS project aims to redesign global payments infrastructure
“Most ambitious” innovation hub project to date will test BIS’s “unified ledger” concept
BoE plans upgrades to data collection process
Overhaul includes work on validation, communications with firms and common data standards
BoE says risk of ‘sharp correction’ in asset prices has risen
Drop in asset prices could trigger renewed “dysfunction” in core markets, central bank says
BoE holds policy rate as MPC flags persistent inflation
Headline price rises forecast to drop below 2% within months, but wage growth remains high
BoE official reveals details of non-bank backstop design
Bank intends to activate mechanism in crises only, despite firms’ call for standing liquidity facility
‘Passive’ QT can be costly, BoE paper finds
Research highlights need to account for frictions and build “headroom” for future shocks
UK floats plan to seize Russian central bank assets
Foreign secretary says country is prepared to act without all its Nato partners
Pill says BoE has focused too hard on inflation forecast
Chief economist argues “richer and more robust analysis” is needed
BoE has ‘more to do’ after compliance breaches
UK audit office says more than 40% of staff still did not feel free to raise concerns in 2023
Clare Lombardelli appointed BoE deputy governor
OECD chief economist will take over UK central bank’s monetary policy portfolio