Bank of England

The Bank of England (BoE) is the UK's central bank. Our mission is to deliver monetary and financial stability for the people of the United Kingdom.

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Bank of England: Non-Banks Could Pose New Risks to Financial Stability
Bank of England: Non-Banks Could Pose New Risks to Financial Stability
December 09, 2024  |  Banking

Non-bank financial institutions like pension funds, insurance companies, hedge funds and money market funds could present risks to financial stability as their role in the...

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Bank of England Seeks Ability to Lend to Non-Bank Financial Institutions
Bank of England Seeks Ability to Lend to Non-Bank Financial Institutions
November 29, 2024  |  Economy

The Bank of England aims to develop the ability to lend to non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs). It is doing so to address potential liquidity challenges in...

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Bank of England Prepares for CBDC if Commercial Banks Fail to Innovate
Bank of England Prepares for CBDC if Commercial Banks Fail to Innovate
October 28, 2024  |  CBDC

If commercial banks don’t provide retail payments innovation, central banks should be prepared to offer a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC), Bank of England...

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Bank of England: Digital Currency Won’t Supplant Cash in UK
Bank of England: Digital Currency Won’t Supplant Cash in UK
October 27, 2024  |  CBDC

If the U.K. adopts a digital currency, citizens shouldn’t expect cash and coins to disappear. That’s according to Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey, who...

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UK’s Smaller Banks Could Benefit From New Capital Rules
UK’s Smaller Banks Could Benefit From New Capital Rules
September 12, 2024  |  Banking

New capital requirements could help Great Britain’s smaller lenders compete in the country’s mortgage market. That’s according to a report published by Reuters on Thursday...

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British Banks Cut Costs as Interest Rates Begin to Decline
British Banks Cut Costs as Interest Rates Begin to Decline
August 02, 2024  |  Banking

The largest banks in the United Kingdom are reportedly cutting costs to protect profits as interest rates begin to decline. The moves come as the...

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Bank of England Announces CBDC Experiments
Bank of England Announces CBDC Experiments
July 30, 2024  |  CBDC

The Bank of England (BoE) is conducting a new series of experiments with central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) for retail use. Citing growing innovations and...

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European Central Bank: Swift Outage Affected Real-Time Gross Settlement System
European Central Bank: Swift Outage Affected Real-Time Gross Settlement System
July 18, 2024  |  Banking

The outage at Swift that affected the Bank of England also impacted the European Central Bank. The outage, which lasted for several hours on Thursday...

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Bank of England: CHAPS Payment System Service Restored After Outage
Bank of England: CHAPS Payment System Service Restored After Outage
July 18, 2024  |  Payment Methods

The Bank of England said Thursday (July 18) that a global payments issue that was affecting CHAPS, the United Kingdom’s high-value payment system, is now resolved. “We...

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