Bank of England

Bank of England chief economist Spencer Dale has predicted inflation will fall to around 3% early next year and is confident the latest round of quantitative easing will prop up the economy.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is tightening its oversight of commercial property lending in a move which could increase the cost of loans significantly.

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has once again kept interest rates on hold at 0.5% and left QE unchanged at £275bn, but the European Central Bank has cut rates back to their historic low of 1%.

The Treasury wants to force the highest paid staff at 15 of the UK's largest banks to publicly disclose their pay.

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The Bank of England has warned lenders it is considering changes to the way bonuses are measured to make it far harder for investment bankers to justify their multi-million pound awards.

The government yesterday said the credit crunch which plagued markets in 2008 has returned.

Bank of England governor Mervyn King has accepted UK economic growth will be flat over the next six months and has given a stark warning about potential shocks from the eurozone.

The government should create an investment vehicle to buy up business loans from banks, says a leading thinktank.

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee voted unanimously in favour of keeping bank rate at a record low of 0.5% and maintaining QE at current levels, while warning inflation is not likely to fall as fast as expected.