World news about “Bank of England” published by euronews.
Euro zone debt crisis warning from UK There are warnings over the euro zone’s debt crisis from a Bank of England policymaker and Britain’s new risk monitoring organisation. American economist… 24/06/2011
Germany – Europe’s unloved saviour? This week’s edition of Business Weekly focuses on the growing economic discrepancies between the core and the periphery in Europe. One example is the… 03/06/2011
UK bank shake-up details revealed Lloyds Banking Group is the UK lender most affected by a government-commissioned report into a shake-up of the British banking industry. It may have to get… 11/04/2011
UK rates held steady despite inflation UK interest rates are to remain at a record low of 0.5 percent. Bank of England policymakers at their monthly meeting judged Britain’s economic recovery is… 10/03/2011
UK interest rates held steady despite inflation riskDespite rising inflation, Britain’s central bank has kept its key interest rate at a record low 0.5 percent. Critics have accused the Bank of England of… 10/02/2011
UK borrowing costs unchanged despite inflationBritain’s central bank has kept its key interest rate at a record low 0.5 percent this month as expected. That was despite UK consumer price inflation… 13/01/2011
UK services sector surprises with growthBritain’s services sector showed a surprise hike in October activity according to the latest figures. On the back of the PMI data, which covers firms that… 03/11/2010
No change in UK interest rates or quantitative easingThe Bank of England has left UK interest rates at 0.5 percent for the 20th consecutive month. It also kept its programme of buying assets, like government… 07/10/2010
UK bank break up mootedBritain’s banks could be broken up with high street operations being separated from investment banking. That is one option being considered by the… 24/09/2010
Bank of England keeps rates at record lowBritish interest rates are to stay at their record low of 0.5 percent for an 18th consecutive month. It comes as no great surprise but The Bank of England has… 09/09/2010
Risk of UK double dip recessionBritain faces the risk of sliding back into recession and the central bank’s growth forecast for this year and next may be too optimistic according to a… 24/08/2010
No change in UK borrowing costThe Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee has again kept its main interest rate at a record-low 0.5 percent. The decision was widely expected by… 08/07/2010
UK businesses warn of double dip riskEconomist have said that the Bank of England is all but certain to leave UK interest rates unchanged when its policymakers meet this week. That was also the… 06/07/2010
Bank of England gets bigger regulation roleBritain’s new finance minister George Osborne has announced a major shake-up of financial regulation in the UK. The Bank of England is to be given ultimate… 17/06/2010
UK interest rates unchangedThe Bank of England has left interest rates at a record low of 0.5 percent for the seventh straight month. At their latest meeting the central bank’s… 08/10/2009
No change for UK interest ratesThe Bank of England left interest rates in the UK at a record low of 0.5 percent for the sixth month running on Thursday. The British central bank also… 10/09/2009
Status quo for borrowing costsThe European Central Bank and the Bank of England have both kept interest rates unchanged but the latter is to pump yet more money into the British economy… 06/08/2009
Sir James Crosby, deputy chairman of City Watchdog, resignedBritish financial regulator Sir James Crosby has resigned as deputy chairman of City Watchdog, the Financial Services Authority. The move came after… 12/02/2009
UK banks get another bail-outBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown has unveiled a second bail-out for the country’s troubled banks. As part of a package to try to kick-start the economy… 19/01/2009
Brown offers banks 2nd bail-out as recession bitesBritish Prime Minister Gordon Brown has unveiled a second bail-out for the country’s troubled banks. The government will offer guarantees for their debt and… 19/01/2009
UK interest rates cut to lowest everThe Bank of England has cut UK interest rates by 0.5 percent trying to prevent the British economy from falling into a deep and lasting downturn. The… 08/01/2009
UK interest rate drops to lowest everThe Bank of England has cut its benchmark interest rate by 0.5 percent to try to prevent the British economy from falling into a deep and lasting downturn… 08/01/2009
Harder for Britons to get loansPeople in Britain are being warned to expect a worsening credit squeeze this year. Despite government efforts to try to free up the credit market, a Bank… 02/01/2009
Europe’s markets open down despite bank rate cutsEurope’s major indexes have all opened down despite record rate cuts by the ECB and central banks across Europe. Frankfurt, London and Paris’s markets all… 05/12/2008
