Bank of England

Bank of England (BoE) governor Mervyn King was defeated in his final bid to inject more stimulus into the UK economy, minutes from last month's minutes show.

The Bank of England has appointed Charlotte Hogg to the new role of chief operating officer (COO).

Paul Tucker, deputy governor for financial stability at the Bank of England, is to leave later this year after more than 30 years of service.

The Bank of England has opted against further quantitative easing (QE) at Mervyn King's final Monetary Policy Committee meeting, dashing the governor's hopes of more stimulus.

Sir Mervyn King chairs his last ever Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting today, but will his parting gift be one last blast of the QE tap?

MPs have questioned the fitness of former London Stock Exchange chief executive Clara Furse to sit on the Bank of England (BoE)'s new stability arm.

Outgoing Bank of England governor Sir Mervyn King has said people have "every right to be angry" with banks over the financial crisis.

Total lending to individuals increased by £1.4bn last month, according to Bank of England (BoE) data, against an average monthly increase of £1bn over the previous six months.

Households and businesses should be told that borrowing costs will remain at rock-bottom levels until the economy is motoring again, the International Monetary Fund has said.

The incoming governor of the Bank of England (BoE) has warned Europe must change tack and introduce significant reforms to avoid a Japanese-style lost decade.