The Bank of England is indirectly financing the Treasury’s spending on the response to Covid-19. We welcome this development, but further …
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Coronavirus QE must also be green: Andrew Bailey needs to stick to his word
Amid the coronavirus crisis, we risk backsliding on the progress we’ve made towards decarbonising our financial system. We must make sure …
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 …
Chancellor Sajid Javid continues to defend secrecy over Bank of England appointment
In September, Positive Money coordinated a joint letter from a cross-party group of MPs calling on the government to publish the shortlist …
New Positive Money report ‘Seeking Legitimacy’ launched in Parliament
After already making breakfast headlines in Reuters, City AM and Bloomberg, Positive Money launched our latest report, ‘Seeking Legitimacy: …
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 …
Government publishes green finance strategy: Positive Money response
Responding to the announcement in today's green finance strategy that the government will consider requiring listed companies and pension …
Bank of England pension scheme responds to our letter, pledging to report on climate risk
Last week heralded a major breakthrough in how the Bank of England is responding to the risks posed by climate change. Governor Mark Carney …