BankingThe stunning shortcomings holding back the Bank of EnglandApril 13, 2024172Compass also struggled to “capture fully” the way monetary policy works in practice and was too optimistic, with a “tendency...
Banking‘Significant shortcomings’ in Bank of England’s forecasting, finds BernankeApril 12, 202457While his review noted this was not unique to the Bank of England, Mr Bernanke said it still risked damaging...
BankingThe Bank of England’s sinister role in pushing Britain into effective bankruptcyMarch 22, 2024106In 1997, after the election of the Labour government under Tony Blair’s leadership, Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown committed...
EconomyRate cuts are ‘on the way’, says Andrew BaileyMarch 21, 202498Expectations for future wage growth remain at 5.2pc, which Mr Bailey has suggested is not consistent with the Bank’s inflation...
EconomyThe British Pound is beating 92% of global currencies on UK economic reboundMarch 10, 2024102The British pound is beating more than 90% of the world’s currencies this year on signs the nation’s economy is...
EconomyAndrew Bailey hands Bank of England staff inflation-beating pay riseMarch 8, 2024100Andrew Bailey has awarded an inflation-beating pay rise to Bank of England staff, despite repeatedly telling workers they should not...
BankingSurging wages to pull Britain out of recession, say economistsFebruary 19, 2024117Mr Tombs said this will aid spending and prompt the return of economic growth after GDP shrank by 0.3pc in...
BankingThe Bank of England is dragging Britain to the brink of a catastrophic debt crisisFebruary 7, 2024114The relationship between raising interest rates and cutting inflation is a relatively simple one. Raising interest rates diminishes consumer demand...
BankingWe might raise interest rates next, says top Bank of England officialFebruary 2, 2024130Mr Bailey on Thursday refused to be drawn on the timing of the first rate cut but did little to...
InvestingUndervalued UK banks set for potential 2024 turnaroundJanuary 12, 20241852023 marked a tumultuous period for banks globally, after the US suffered a regional banking crisis sparked by the collapse...