Search Results for: Monetary Policy Committee
5 Things to Watch at the BOE Meeting
September 15th, 2016
The Bank of England is expected to keep its benchmark interest rate steady Thursday The Bank of England is expected to keep its benchmark interest rate steady Thursday and refrain from adding to the stimulus measures it announced in ...
Bank of England cuts Bank Rate to 0.25%
August 4th, 2016
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. At its meeting ending 3 August 2016, the MPC voted for ...
Brexit post-mortem
July 29th, 2016
It is a month after Britain’s surprise vote to leave the EU. A new Conservative Prime Minister and Chancellor are in place, both David Cameron and George Osborne having fallen on their swords. The third man in the losing ...
Bank of England maintains Bank Rate at 0.5%
July 14th, 2016
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. At its meeting ending on 13 July 2016, the MPC voted by ...
“Soon” And “Really, Really Crazy.”: Starting Up The Helicopters
July 14th, 2016
As the abject failures of the past few years’ monetary experiments became apparent, it was clear that something else would have to be tried. The only questions were when this would happen and how crazy the next iteration would ...
Pound logs biggest quarterly drop since the financial crisis
July 1st, 2016
The British pound records its biggest quarterly drop since the financial crisis on Thursday after Bank of England Governor Mark Carney says the central bank would likely need to further ease monetary policy this summer. The British pound fell ...
Sterling slips as Brexit looms large again
May 11th, 2016
Sterling slipped against the euro and dollar on Wednesday, with investors worried that the latest polls still show Britons who want to leave the European Union at a referendum in June neck-and-neck with those who want to stay. The ...
China’s yuan to face pressure if dollar rises sharply: c.bank adviser
March 25th, 2016
China’s yuan will come under renewed downward pressure if the U.S. dollar rises significantly in coming months, a policy adviser to the People’s Bank of China said on Friday. Huang Yiping, a professor at Peking University and a member ...
Bank of England maintains Bank Rate at 0.5% and the size of the Asset Purchase Programme at £375 billion
March 17th, 2016
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. At its meeting ending on 16 March 2016, the MPC voted ...
Bank of England maintains Bank Rate at 0.5%
February 4th, 2016
Bank of England maintains Bank Rate at 0.5% and the size of the Asset Purchase Programme at £375 billion The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) sets monetary policy to meet the 2% inflation target and in a ...