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The Bank of England Flinched. Now It Needs a Full-Scale Retreat.
UK central bankers should stop selling the bonds they acquired during the pandemic to take pressure off borrowing costs.
Bond Market Sell-Off Prompts Bank of England to Make Unusual Move
The adjustment to the schedule on Thursday is an unusual move. The bank will sell the same amount of bonds. But by offloading ...
Bank of England asks lenders about clients’ stability as Reeves brands system ‘resilient’
The Bank of England has asked lenders about their clients’ financial well-being after Trump’s tariff onslaught triggered ...
Bank of England Halts Sale of Long-Dated Debt After Market Ruptures
The Bank of England temporarily halted the sale of long-dated bonds under its quantitative tightening program, bowing to ...
Powell's exit 'can't come fast enough', says Trump in blistering attack on the Federal Reserve chief
In an extraordinary outburst on social media, the US president lambasted Jerome Powell (pictured) over his reluctance to cut ...
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Bank of England warns of increasing risks to financial stability
The Bank of England (BoE) has warned that heightened geopolitical tensions, including the repercussions of US tariffs, pose a ...
Bank of England issues warning of 'severe impact' of Donald Trump tariffs as it issues response
The central bank's Financial Policy Committee (FPC) has warned that the global tariffs imposed on trade could severely rock ...
A tariff headache for major central banks
US President Donald Trump's tariffs have darkened the global economic backdrop, forcing big central banks to reassess their ...
Transcript: Martin Wolf talks to Mervyn King — why central banks got inflation wrong
This is an audio transcript of The Economics Show podcast episode: ‘Martin Wolf talks to Mervyn King: why central banks got inflation wrong’ Martin Wolf Do you know which country has got the highest ...