One year into his role as Governor, Andrew Bailey has reliably steered the Bank of England’s response to the Covid-induced economic …
quantitative easing
QE or not to QE? Soaring inequality shows it’s time for a new macroeconomic approach
If you just looked at property and financial markets, you’d be forgiven for thinking that we weren’t in the midst of a global …
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 …
Positive Money pushes the government to move faster on greening the post-Covid recovery
Giving evidence to the Environmental Audit Committee last week, Positive Money Executive Director Fran Boait told MPs that the Bank of …
Bank of England told to “put your money where your mouth is” with green recovery
London, 6 August 2020 - The Bank of England was the scene of protests this morning as campaigners called on Britain’s central bank to act on …
Positive Money response to BoE climate disclosure: Bank must put its money where its mouth is
London, 18 June 2020 - Research and campaign group Positive Money has called for the Bank of England to act on the climate risk of its own …
Government debt and Covid-19 – why there’s no need to worry
It is inevitable that UK government debt will rise above pre-pandemic levels as government spending is stepped up, but there are good …
Why Covid-19 should make us rethink the concept of inflation
Despite the Bank of England and the Treasury’s coordinated moves to pump more money into the economy, inflation is unlikely to occur for …
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 …