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Relief in the City as UK inflation reaches 'only' 4%

15.02.11
Inflation hits a two-year high to double the Bank of England's 2% target - but the figures draw sighs of relief from a City braced for even worse news... more

Cable call: Vince falls in with the doves

14.02.11
Business Secretary Vince Cable puts himself on the side of the doves at the Bank of England, saying it would be "potentially very difficult" for policymakers to raise rates... more

Bank of England gains another interest rates hawk

26.01.11
Inflation fears swelled the ranks of the hawks at the Bank of England this month as a second policymaker pressed for higher interest rates... more

Mervyn King must keep a cool head as Bank's credibility comes under fire

18.01.11
Economic analysis: Calls for the Bank of England to hike rates in the name of 'credibility' are wide of the mark - and downright dangerous, says Russell Lynch... more

Bank sparks rate-rise fears with forecast of 4% inflation

22.12.10
Fears over interest rate rises are fuelled as the Bank of England admits inflation could hit 4% early next year — double its 2% target... more

Another inflation leap ends chance of more money printing

14.12.10
More bad news on inflation effectively kills off chances of further money printing by the Bank of England... more

Breakneck growth gives Bank hawks the upper hand

26.10.10
The Bank of England looks unlikely to extend quantitative easing any time soon, as blockbuster GDP figures suggest there is little need yet to flood the economy with more money... more

Bank of England split three ways on interest rates

20.10.10
A three-way split emerges in the Bank of England as rate setters remain undecided over money-printing... more

Consumers count cost of record jump in clothing prices

12.10.10
A record surge in clothing and footwear costs marks the end of falling high street prices, leaving inflation stubbornly high in September... more

Rate-stter Adam Posen in call for Bank of England to start printing money again

28.09.10
Rate-setter Adam Posen openly calls on the Bank of England to crank up the printing presses again and warns that the UK is “a long way from home” on the road to recovery... more

Bank of England 'ready to throw more money at economy'

22.09.10
The Bank of England gives its clearest hint yet that it is ready to crank up the printing presses again amid growing doubts over the health of the recovery... more

Despite the inflation figures, MPC will sit tight

14.09.10
Today’s figures show inflation is proving stickier than expected, but there is no need for the Bank of England to panic — yet... more

Mervyn King must turn on printing presses now

07.09.10
Economic analysis: Our new economics correspondent Russell Lynch warns Bank of England needs to inject more cash to avoid double-dip... more

George Osborne chooses ‘dove’ Martin Weale to join Monetary Policy Committee

05.07.10
Martin Weale named as the ninth member of the interest rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee at the Bank of England... more

Deficit cuts can't be delayed, Mervyn King tells Government

17.06.10
Mervyn King welcomes the Government’s promise of “fiscal tightening” to cut Britain’s national debt with spending cuts and tax rises over the next five years... more

Bank of England ignores inflation to hold interest rates

19.05.10
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee unanimously votes to keep interest rates on hold at 0.5%, despite the threat of rising inflation... more

Bank of England decides not to budge on interest rates

10.05.10
The Bank of England holds interest rates at record lows as policymakers weigh up the impact of a eurozone bailout and a hung parliament... more

Inflation dive helps hopes of keeping interest rates low

23.03.10
Inflation fell sharply last month, raising hopes that interest rates will stay at record lows until next year... more

Kate Barker leaves Bank's MPC, Spencer Dale joins

19.02.10
Kate Barker, the longest-standing external member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee, will step down in May... more

Bank of England 'may resort to printing money again'

17.02.10
The Bank of England admits its decision to pause its £200 billion emergency money printing programme this month was a close call... more

Mervyn King to Alistair Darling: Why inflation has risen and what we are doing about it

16.02.10
In full: The Bank of England Governor's letter to the Chancellor explaining the rise in CPI inflation to 3.5 per cent last month... more

Inflation hits 3.5%, forcing letter from Mervyn King to Alistair Darling

16.02.10
Inflation hit a 14-month high in January after the Government reversed its temporary cut in VAT... more

Bank stops quantitative easing stimulus amid ‘sluggish recovery’

04.02.10
The Bank of England makes dramatic decision to turn off printing presses as it calls a halt to quantitative easing... more

'Government must increase competition in banking'

13.01.10
A senior Bank of England policymaker tells the Government to ensure greater competition in banking and more sources of credit to boost lending... more

Interest rates stay at 0.5%

04.06.09
The Bank of England today left interest rates at their record low of 0.5%, and said it would maintain its £125 billion quantitative easing programme to inject cash into the economy ... more

Bank of England set to hold interest rates

07.04.09
The Bank of England looks set to hold interest rates steady this week for the first time since September, as it continues its £75 billion asset-buying programme to get the economy out of recession... more

Printing money - the modern way

05.03.09
THE BANK of England sets off for uncharted waters today, embarking on its long-awaited policy of quantitative easing or increasing the money supply... more

Bank of England to cut interest rate again

19.11.08
A cut in interest rates in time for Christmas has become a virtual certainty... more


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