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Digital assets have ‘no intrinsic value’, says Bank of England

18/05/2022 No Comments

The Bank of England’s Deputy Governor for Financial Stability, Sir Jon Cunliffe, appears to be sceptical of digital assets.

Bank of England Biennial Exploratory Scenario (BES) exercise on financial risks from climate change results to be published on 24 May 2022

21/04/2022 No Comments

Today the Bank of England has announced the publication of the Biennial Exploratory Scenario (BES).

Joint statement from UK Financial Regulation Authorities on London Metal Exchange and LME Clear

04/04/2022 No Comments

On Tuesday 8 March 2022, the London Metal Exchange (the LME) suspended nickel trading, having concluded a disorderly market had arisen.

Gordon Brown and the strange war on Iceland

16/02/2022 No Comments

What do politicians always do to distract from their own failures and incompetence? The answer ...

‘The playbook is quite unusual…’: central bankers cautious on global economic prospects

October 1, 2021

European Central Bank (ECB) president Christine Lagarde, US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey and Bank of Japan governor Haruhiko Kuroda came together (virtually) on 29 September to answer these questions in an hour-long discussion on global economic prospects entitled ‘Beyond the pandemic: the future of monetary policy’ during the ECB Forum on Central Banking.

Press Release

Membership of CBDC Engagement and Technology Forums

September 29, 2021

The Bank of England and HM Treasury have today announced the membership of the central bank digital currency (CBDC) Engagement and Technology Forums. The creation of these groups was announced in April 2021, alongside the CBDC Taskforce which coordinates the exploration of a potential UK CBDC.

Press Release

Bank of England to suspend Liquidity Facility in Euros from 1 October 2021

July 29, 2021

The Bank of England, in co-ordination with the European Central Bank, is today announcing that in light of sustained improvements in funding market conditions it will suspend the Liquidity Facility in Euros (LiFE) at the end of September 2021.

News

What is the interest rate in the UK?

June 24, 2021

‘Financial market measures of inflation expectations suggest that the near-term strength in inflation is expected to be transitory.’ Much as many economists and the Fed in the U.S. have suggested.

Press Release

A Global Beat

May 10, 2021

With the recent economic and earnings news so good, why then have markets made little progress just recently? The answer seems to be quite simple – a lot of good news was already in the price.

Banking Europe Fintech Regulator

As fintech gets hot, is central banking becoming cool?

May 4, 2021

The BIS Innovation Hub’s geographic footprint is growing to include centres in London, Toronto, Stockholm, Paris and Frankfurt, as well as a strategic partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Press Release

Fusion Risk Management Anticipates and Exceeds Needs of Financial Institutions Ahead of New Operational Resilience Regulations

April 28, 2021

Fusion continues to grow rapidly and now counts five global systemically important banks (GSIBs), 50% of the top 10 largest US domestic banks, and more than 120 leading financial institutions globally as customers.

Press Release

Bank Rate maintained at 0.1% – March 2021

March 18, 2021

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) sets monetary policy to meet the 2% inflation target, and in a way that helps to sustain growth and employment.

Sustainability ESG

Assessing the Sustainability practices of Banks – Mazars launches annual Study

February 26, 2021

The number of banks that foster a culture of sustainability and which have updated their governance structures accordingly is up by half (51%) while there is a similar increase (45%) in the number of banks which now align their disclosures with ESG reporting standards.

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The Silver Lining to Brexit from Mark Carney

February 14, 2020

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If the US$’s World Reserve Status fails, what next?

December 10, 2019

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