Bank of England

Bank of England 06/02/2012

00:39 : Second recession fears grow as small business confidence plummets - Three gloomy reports will put pressure on Bank of England to pump £50bn more into economy when it meets this weekThe beleaguered state of the UK economy has been underlined by three separate reports revealing that ...

Source : guardian-co-uk

Bank of England 05/02/2012

00:46 : City's bars and retailers gear up for the bonus season - Rewards may be down and sentiment against them, but bankers will still be flaunting the cash"We still do well in February – it's bonus season," says Holly Midwinter-Porter of Boodles, an upmarket jeweller opposite the Bank of England ...

Source : guardian-co-uk

Bank of England 02/02/2012

22:58 : London Olympic Games' security is key to aiding the recovery of UK plc - With the UK teetering on the brink of a second recession in four years and Bank of England Governor Sir Mervyn King warning the road to recovery will be long and arduous, the economic impact of ...

Source : telegraph-co-uk

Bank of England 30/01/2012

03:22 : RBS, the nationalised bank that regards itself as operating in the private - It is hard for RBS to argue that Barclays, not the civil service or the Bank of England, is the right yardstick for payA weekend's reflection will have told Stephen Hester that the row ...

Source : guardian-co-uk

Bank of England 27/01/2012

15:36 : Why not benchmark RBS bonuses against the Bank of England? - Are these RBS executives so valuable that the bank would fall apart without them? Does the threat of mass resignations, even if unspoken, have force?What a coincidence. A day after the prime minister was reported to think ...

Source : guardian-co-uk

Bank of England 25/01/2012

00:09 : Sir Mervyn King warns elite to rein in pay - The Governor of the Bank of England has warned Britain's business and banking elite to rein in pay and bonuses or risk sparking a rebellion against capitalism in its current form.

Source : telegraph-co-uk

Bank of England 24/01/2012

20:15 : Lower inflation gives room for more QE if needed - Bank's King - LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Mervyn King said on Tuesday that the central bank had scope to give the economy another cash boost if needed as inflation is falling and Britain faces ...

Source : reuters-com

20:08 : National debt soars as UK adjusts to 'new equilibrium' - As Bank of England governor Mervyn King points out, a rapid increase in public borrowing is inevitable when boom turns to bustBritain has passed plenty of mind-boggling landmarks since 2007 when the Credit crisis|credit ...

Source : guardian-co-uk

Bank of England 23/01/2012

01:40 : Osborne set to back Sir Mervyn in bitter battle over Bank rules - George Osborne is set to come down on the side of Sir Mervyn King in the increasingly bitter battle between the Bank of England governor and the Treasury Select Committee over how the Bank ought to be supervised.

Source : independent-co-uk

Bank of England 19/01/2012

13:17 : Fossil fuels are sub-prime assets, Bank of England governor warned - Open letter to Sir Mervyn King says overexposure to high-carbon assets by London-listed companies risks creating a 'carbon bubble'The huge reserves of coal, oil and gas held by companies listed in the City of London are "sub-prime" ...

Source : guardian-co-uk

Bank of England 18/01/2012

00:39 : Sir Mervyn King and MPs in clash over Bank of England reforms - There were angry exchanges as Sir Mervyn King responded to the Treasury Select Committee's proposals to clip the wings of what MPs see as an over-mighty central bank and governor.

Source : thisismoney-co-uk

00:22 : Mervyn King warns the bankers to rein in their multi-million bonuses - The Governor of the Bank of England warned senior bankers yesterday that they should not pay themselves huge bonuses as the rest of the country suffers a fall in the standards of living.

Source : independent-co-uk

Bank of England 17/01/2012

16:18 : Bank says big bank bonuses not justified by share price - LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's bankers should not pay themselves big bonuses at a time of poor share price performance, more-or-less explicit tax-payer subsidy and falling living standards for most other workers, Bank of England Governor ...

Source : reuters-com

15:05 : Sir Mervyn King: 'Bank bonuses must be fair' - The Governor of the Bank of England tells the Treasury Select Committee the public will be enraged if bankers are seen to be giving themselves excessive bonuses.

Source : telegraph-co-uk

13:29 : Banks face new bonus backlash, Mervyn King warns - Bank of England governor's comments to the Treasury select committee will add pressure on the major banks to restrict bonus payments to senior staff due to paid in the next few weeksBank of England governor Mervyn King|Mervyn ...

Source : guardian-co-uk

12:07 : HIGHLIGHTS-BoE's King, FPC members in UK parliament hearing - LONDON, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Mervyn King and fellow members of the Financial Policy Committee gave evidence on the central bank's Financial Stability report to parliament's Treasury Committee ...

Source : reuters-com

Bank of England 13/01/2012

05:28 : Europe Crisis Rescue Begins With MIT Men as a Matter of Trust - As financial turmoil in Europe threatened to overwhelm the region's banks last November, Bank of England Governor Mervyn King arranged conference calls with the world's top central bankers to decide what steps ...

Source : businessweek-com

Bank of England 12/01/2012

13:40 : Eurozone crisis live: BoE and ECB leave interest rates unchanged - • Bond yields fall for Spain and Italy • Bank of England holds interest rate and QE • ECB holds interest rate at 1% • UK industrial output falls • OECD warns of slowing ...

Source : guardian-co-uk

Bank of England 08/01/2012

00:21 : Financial crisis could turn the tide against unrestricted capital flows - Boom-bust pattern has meant even IMF and Bank of England are rethinking regulationWatching as the Spanish government announced drastic new austerity measures, you could have been forgiven for thinking ...

Source : guardian-co-uk

Bank of England 05/01/2012

20:57 : Credit crunch fears at highest level since Northern Rock collapse - Britain's banks are more worried now about a credit crunch than at any time since the first one brought down Northern Rock in late 2007, a survey by the Bank of England has found.

Source : telegraph-co-uk

Bank of England 28/12/2011

21:40 : How Labour can avoid the Tory trap | Gregg McClymont and Ben Jackson - Miliband's party should focus on growth and improving living standards for the majority, and not get caught up in the cutsJust before last year's general election, the governor of the Bank of England, Mervyn King, ...

Source : guardian-co-uk

Bank of England 21/12/2011

15:08 : Business to cut investment in blow to George Osborne's hopes for growth - Business poised to deal Chancellor a blow over his hopes for growth after a BoE survey uncovered a further sharp slowing in companies' investment intentions as MPC minutes show door open for more QE.

Source : telegraph-co-uk

08:43 : Eurozone crisis: All eyes on ECB loans to ease the crunch - • Banks signal strong take-up of European Central Bank loans • After Moody's warns on UK rating, public finance data gives latest clues on government's deficit drive • Italian final estimate of Q3 GDP • Bank of England|Bank ...

Source : guardian-co-uk

Bank of England 14/12/2011

00:45 : Inflation plunge to ease pressure on households - The squeeze on stretched household finances is set to ease early next year with a sharp plunge in inflation, Bank of England chief economist Spencer Dale said yesterday.

Source : independent-co-uk

Bank of England 13/12/2011

11:35 : Bank's Dale says 2012 first quarter CPI won't drive policy - LONDON (Reuters) - A sharp fall in inflation in early 2012 may not be enough to enable the Bank of England to decide whether to continue with its policy of quantitative easing, the central bank's chief ...

Source : reuters-com

Bank of England 12/12/2011

23:46 : ALEX BRUMMER: When Sants came marching in - Hector Sants, chief executive of the Financial Services Authority, will soon be joining the Bank of England as deputy governor responsible for the Prudential Regulatory Authority.

Source : thisismoney-co-uk

Bank of England 08/12/2011

09:20 : FTSE LIVE: Another positive start for market as investors await rate decisi - As expected the FTSE 100 is seen opening up 28-30 points, or 0.6 per cent, with investors awaiting rate decisions from both the Bank of England and the European Central Bank in advance of a ...

Source : thisismoney-co-uk

00:40 : Bank to sit tight on QE as economy stutters - LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England looks set to leave monetary policy unchanged on Thursday ahead of a key EU summit to resolve the euro zone debt crisis which threatens to tip Britain back into recession.

Source : reuters-com

Bank of England 05/12/2011

12:13 : Are banks heeding King's bonus call' - The Bank of England governor called for pay restraint while banks improve their capital cushions to cope with the eurozone crisis, but have they taken note?By the end of September 2011, the big three banks had amassed ...

Source : guardian-co-uk

06:28 : Barclays set to snub King with ‘£5bn investment banker payout' - BARCLAYS is reportedly planning to pay its investment bankers an estimated £5bn this year despite calls for restraint from Bank of England governor Sir Mervyn King.

Source : walesonline-co-uk