The Bank of England is holding a significant chunk of the total UK market gilts market because its unorthodox monetary policies have suppresed long term government bond yields

No-one wants to touch 'Brown's Britain' with a barge pole. 'Outstanding loans to UK banks by overseas institutions fell some 20 per cent in the four months to November alone, according to data from the Bank of England. Market loans and holdings of certificates of deposit have roughly halved in that time, as have deposits at UK building societies, while European bank holdings of UK bank commercial ...

At noon today, the Bank of England announced that interests rates are being lowered again to 0.5%, the lowest since the bank was founded in 1694. With its rate-cutting ammunition all but exhausted, the Bank of England pressed the button on a much more drastic policy, quantitative easing- also known as printing money.

The Bank of England’s Report makes gloomy reading. Why didn’t they foresee more of these problems a year or two ago when they could have taken better evasive action? Today we learn of possible future losses from banks, more difficulties for hedge funds and continuing trouble with derivatives. If the Bank expects further losses from

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The middle classes are facing a "white collar recession" of falling living standards and unemployment as the economy suffers its worst year since 1980 the Bank of England has warned.

In the last 24 hours Origami Bank has folded, Sumo Bank has gone belly up and Bonsai Bank announced plans to cut some of its branches. Yesterday, it was announced that Karaoke Bank is up for sale and will likely go for a song, while today shares in Kamikaze Bank were suspended after they nose-dived. Samurai Bank is soldiering on following sharp cutbacks, Ninja Bank is reported to have taken a hit,...

The Bank of England needs a "radical shake-up" to prevent future financial crises, according to the Treasury select committee.

The housing market is unlikely to ever recover from the financial crisis and it may prove economically beneficial for fewer people to own property, a senior Bank of England expert warned yesterday.

The Bank of England's inflation report is out today. Section 5, Prospects for Inflation, is almost invariably the most interesting. That's the section in which the Bank includes its forecasts for inflation at various interest rates, and its outlook for...