Bank of England keeps interest rate unchanged
Makes no change to its bond buying programme...
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Bank of England governor to continue till 2019
Mike Carney to stay till Brexit negotiations get over IFM Correspondent November 1, 2016: Bank of England governor Mike Carney has ended days of speculation by announcing that he will step down in June 2019, still two years short of a full term. He said he recognises the importance ‘to the country of continuity during...
Payments Council confirms its role as consultation is announced on Authentication of Bank notes
Strategic Cash Group’s desire to establish a new Code of Conduct for recycled bank notes....
BOE keeps rates unchanged
Move surprises many; however, cuts may take place in August IFM Correspondent July 15, 2016: In a move that has surprised many, Bank of England (BoE) has kept interest rates unchanged, despite widespread expectations that it was going to cut its benchmark rate in the wake of a June vote in the UK to leave...
Post-Brexit, BoE may cut interest rate
Move aimed at boosting the economy IFM Correspondent July 11, 2016: In order to provide a fillip to the economy post-Brexit, the Bank of England (BoE) is expected to cut interest rates to new historic lows on Thursday. Though a slowdown post-Brexit was more or less predicted, the bank may decide to take some measures...
Differences at Bank of England
BoE governor has presided over his first split vote. However, the two members who voted for a rate rise are unlikely to be joined by others for a while yet. August 21, 2014: The minutes of the Bank of England monetary policy meeting on August 6-7 showed that the committee voted 7-2 in favour of keeping Bank...
UK output finally exceeds pre-recession levels
ING believes that BoE will end up tightening monetary policy sooner rather than later July 25, 2014: UK 2Q14 GDP growth has come in at 0.8%QoQ or 3.1% YoY, in line with market expectations. This is the fastest rate of annual GDP growth since 4Q 2007 and means that the UK economy has finally regained...
Andrew Bailey at the Society of Business Economists
Andrew Bailey, Deputy Governor, Prudential Regulation and Chief Executive Office, Prudential Regulation Authority. June 17,2013 : The financial crisis has provided hard lessons on what happens when the stability of the financial system is found wanting. It has reminded us how much we depend upon the supply of critical services from banks, insurers, investment firms, asset managers and...
Can Mark Carney recreate the Magic in U.K ?
Mark Carney is set to take over in July as governor of the Bank of England, which is trying to steer the UK economy through one of its most challenging and uncertain times. 21 May 2013 It’s curtains for Mervyn King, the Governor of Bank of England, who will be stepping down very soon. The...
The End of King’s Reign
Sir Mervyn, put it this way in the speech “Whether in this country, the United States or Europe, there was no unsustainable boom like that seen in the 1980’s” this was a bust without a boom. Sir Mervyn Allister King blamed the recklessness of banks and a collective ‘failure of imagination’ for the huge lending...