Traders are moving so much gold from the Bank of England to the U.S. to avoid Trump tariffs that the waiting time has reportedly octupled
London is in the grips of a gold shortage as traders line up for weeks to get bars out of the Bank of England and ship them ...
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 ...
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 ...
Who should have the final say over central banks?
The 2008 financial crisis and its aftermath vaulted central bankers from obscure technocrats to leading actors in the global economy.
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 ...
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Big central banks start 2025 heading in different directions
The first central bank meetings of 2025 suggest it will be a year in which policymakers go their own way as economic paths ...
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 ...
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THINK Ahead: Central bankers’ calm before the inevitable storms
Whisper it, but maybe life’s not so bad for many of the world's central bankers right now. But James Smith, ever the optimist, reckons that’s not going to last long. From tariffs to tech tantrums, ...
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 ...
Bank of England’s Taylor Sees Need for ‘Pre-Emptive’ Cuts to Lessen Recession Risk
Newest policy-committee member recommends taking out ‘a little insurance’ amid signs of weakening demand in a fragile economy.
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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CBDC Incoming? Bank of England Advances Digital Pound Project with New Testing Laboratory
The Bank of England is advancing its central bank digital currency project with the creation of a new testing laboratory ...