Responding to the Bank of England’s decision to raise interest rates by a further 0.25% to 4.25%, Fran Boait, executive director of research …
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Reining in fossil finance is key to fighting inflation, report urges
London, Tuesday 22nd November 2022 Latest green ranking of G20 central banks argues that support for the green transition is key to …
Bank of England’s historic interest rate hike: Positive Money response
London, 4 August 2022 - Today, the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) raised interest rates to 1.75% - up from 1.25%. This …
Government should take the lead in tackling cost of living
London, 5 May 2022 Responding to the Bank of England’s decision to increase the Bank Rate by 0.25 percentage points, to 1%, research and …
Andrew Bailey Treasury Committee comments: Positive Money response
London, 23 February 2022 Questioned by MPs on the Treasury Committee this morning, Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey appeared to …
Sunak needs to pull his weight and spend more, after BoE buys up £150bn more bonds
London, 5 November 2020 - Responding to the Bank of England announcing another £150bn of quantitative easing (QE) ahead of the Chancellor’s …
Three principles for responding to the Covid-19 economic fallout
Covid-19’s economic fallout is intensifying. In response, the Bank of England and the Treasury must coordinate to implement targeted …
Bank of England babies: interest rates and births in post-crisis Britain
New research from the Bank of England finds that interest rate cuts in response to the 2007-08 crisis boosted the UK’s birth rate. Yet the …
Bank of England finally admits high house prices are determined by finance, not supply and demand
The Bank of England confirms Positive Money analysis of housing affordability In a duo of fascinating blog posts this month, Bank of …