London, 16 July 2021 A report on quantitative easing (QE) by the House of Lords’ Economic Affairs Committee published on Friday concludes …
Public Money Creation
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 …
PRESS RELEASE: Issue digital cash or lose trust in money, report warns
Central bank digital currency could help in crises like covid pandemic, allowing ‘helicopter money’ and a means of ‘disciplining’ …
The ultimate magic money tree has been unveiled – don’t let the government tell you otherwise
Despite the extension of the Ways and Means facility and expanded Quantitative Easing, the Treasury and the Bank of England might still deny …
Major breakthrough on public money creation: The Bank of England will directly finance government coronavirus spending
UK central bank becomes first in the world to adopt direct monetary financing to fund government spending during the coronavirus crisis. …
Bank of England embraces monetary financing: Positive Money response
Responding to the news that the Bank of England will be directly financing government spending through the Ways and Means facility, Fran …
To help fight Covid-19 the Bank of England must commit to direct monetary financing
The Bank of England is indirectly financing the Treasury’s spending on the response to Covid-19. We welcome this development, but further …
PRESS RELEASE: Positive Money response to Bank of England QE announcement
Responding to the Bank of England’s announcement today that it will buy an additional £200bn worth of government and corporate bonds through …
PRESS RELEASE: Positive Money responds to Bank of England COVID-19 emergency response
Positive Money has questioned the Bank of England’s plans to pump money into the economy through the new Covid Corporate Financing Facility …