Bank of England

Economics / Markets

BoE's King warns of bigger crisis

Bank of England Governor Mervyn King says failure to act now on banking reforms could lead to a bigger financial crisis.

clock 25 February 2010 •

Fixed Income

The need for positive action

Mark Peters discusses the role fixed income can play in a retirement planning portfolio

clock 25 February 2010 •

Regulation

Tories set five-year deadline for regulatory reform

The Conservative Party yesterday said it aims to complete a radical reform of financial services regulation in just five years.

clock 24 February 2010 •

Economics / Markets

Interest rates could be held until 2011 - Skandia

Interest rates could remain on hold until 2011 but are likely to rise sharply thereafter, according to Skandia.

clock 22 February 2010 •

Economics / Markets

BoE unanimous on interest rate freeze

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted unanimously to keep interest rates on hold this month.

clock 17 February 2010 •

Economics / Markets

Growth more important than inflation - advisers

Boosting economic growth is more important than controlling inflation, advisers say.

clock 16 February 2010 •

Economics / Markets

King writes to Chancellor as inflation hits 3.5%

UK inflation has hit 3.5%, prompting Mervyn King to write a letter of explanation to the Chancellor.

clock 16 February 2010 •

Economics / Markets

BGI sale helps Barclays profits soar 92%

Barclays has reported a 92% increase in full-year profits.

clock 16 February 2010 • 1 min read

Regulation

Tories would take down FSA within a year

The Tories would transfer UK financial regulation to the Bank of England within a year of taking power, the shadow financial secretary to the Treasury says.

clock 12 February 2010 •

Economics / Markets

Inflation 'likely to have exceeded 3%' - MPC

UK inflation is likely to have risen to around 3.5%, exceeding the Bank of England's (BoE) target for the third time.

clock 10 February 2010 •