Sterling treads water as markets look to Bank of England
The pound was little changed on Thursday as markets were focused on a raft of major central bank meetings that will culminate ...
London gold market queues up to borrow central bank gold after big shipments to US, sources say
London bullion market players are racing to borrow gold from central banks, which store bullion in London, following a surge ...
What the looming federal election could mean for the Bank of Canada’s independence
The Bank of Canada’s independence could be tested as Mark Carney, former governor of both the Bank of Canada and the Bank of ...
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Bank of England publishes blueprint for central bank digital currency
The Bank of England has published a Blueprint framework describing the way in which a digital version of the British pound ...
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Bank of England's new non-bank repos could defuse market crises
The Bank of England this week opened a new facility that will, in future market crises, offer repo financing directly to ...
UK banks clash with Bank of England over rules on loss-absorbing debt
UK Finance called for the central bank to go further by increasing the size threshold to £40bn-£50bn to take account of inflation since the rule was introduced in 2015. It also called for the active ...
Surprising UK pay growth could delay Bank of England’s interest rate cuts
The surge in wages, coupled with companies reducing their workforce, “muddies the picture” for the Bank of England in terms ...
Bank of England launches emergency fund to prevent repeat of £45bn gilts crisis
The UK's central bank has launched an emergency lending facility to prevent a repeat of the hike in government borrowing ...
Recession fears grow with pressure on Bank of England to cut rates
Bosses in the private sector expect a "significant fall" in activity over the next three months, according to a survey by the ...