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Britain's central bank confirmed a previously signposted easing of capital requirements for medium-sized lenders on Tuesday, ...
The Bank of England has unveiled a sweeping package of reforms aimed at easing the regulatory burden on smaller and mid-sized ...
The Bank of England has said it will implement rules which will make it easier for mid-sized banks to compete in the mortgage ...
Sam Woods, the BoE’s deputy governor for prudential regulation, said the changes would “bring in a simpler regime for smaller banks, make it easier for mid-sized banks to scale up in the mortgage ...
The Bank of England and European Central Bank both held their benchmark rates steady. Even though inflation has been slowing, they gave no indication of when rates would start to come down.
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey sounds the alarm on privately-issued stablecoins and warns they can destabilize the ...
UK bonds risk being hit by a wave of forced selling by highly leveraged hedge funds, the Bank of England warned on Wednesday, ...
The Bank of England’s pause comes during a long and tumultuous struggle against inflation. The central bank began its cycle of rate increases in December 2021, raising rates from near zero to ...
Before Thursday’s hike, financial markets were predicting the Bank of England’s benchmark interest rate would peak at 5.75% by the end of the year as the central bank tries to rein in rising ...
The Bank of England has cut its main interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point, citing lower UK inflation. The move, which had been widely expected, brings the main cost of borrowing in ...
In an 8-1 decision, the Bank of England raised interest rates by 50 basis points and warned that inflation would peak above 13% in October and was unlikely to return to the 2% target before 2025.
The U.K.’s central bank left its key rate at 5.25% but indicated it could lower it in the coming months—possibly as early as June.