Tag: Mark Carney

• Tuesday, September 19th 2017 - 20:21 UTC

  UK interest rate increase gradual, with “appropriate withdrawal of monetary stimulus”

  

  Any increases in UK interest rates in the coming months will be “gradual” and “limited”, the Bank of England governor Mark Carney has said, but “some withdrawal of monetary stimulus is likely to be appropriate over the coming months” to help return inflation to its 2% target.

• Friday, August 4th 2017 - 08:35 UTC

  Brexit uncertainty pounding the economy says Bank of England governor

  

  The governor of the Bank of England has warned that uncertainty over Brexit is already weighing on the economy. Mark Carney's comments came as the Bank voted to hold rates and cut growth forecasts. It edged this year's growth forecast down to 1.7% from its previous forecast of 1.9% made in May and also cut the forecast for 2018 from 1.7% to 1.6%.

• Tuesday, August 1st 2017 - 07:44 UTC

  Bank of England staff three day strike; first industrial action in over half a century

  

  A three-day strike by Bank of England support staff will go ahead after talks at the conciliation service Acas ended without agreement, the Unite union said. Employees are unhappy about a below inflation pay rise of 1% and protestors are planning to gather outside the Bank of England building wearing masks of Governor Mark Carney.

• Monday, April 10th 2017 - 08:02 UTC

  Bank of England asks financial firms to submit Brexit contingency plans

  

  The Bank of England has asked City financial firms in London to submit Brexit contingency plans, with Governor Mark Carney warning of major economic harm if negotiations between Britain and the EU falter.

• Friday, March 17th 2017 - 07:15 UTC

  Bank of England cautiously leaves interest rates at the record low of 0.25%

  

  The Bank of England (BOE) held interest rates at the record low level of 0.25% and maintained asset purchases at £435 billion on Thursday. The decision, which was made by an 8-1 majority, had been almost unanimously anticipated by central bank watchers with many expecting the BOE to choose caution until more clarity emerges on the Brexit process and the U.K. economy's capacity to manage outside of the European Union.

• Friday, February 3rd 2017 - 11:23 UTC

  Bank of England forecasts strong economic growth in next three years

  

  The Bank of England revised up its economic growth forecasts for the British economy for the coming three years, crediting much of the improvement to the government’s decision to ease up on austerity in the wake of the country’s vote to leave the European Union.

• Saturday, November 5th 2016 - 09:49 UTC

  Bank of England raises inflation and growth forecasts, but Brexit uncertainty remains

  

  The Bank of England has raised its near-term growth and inflation forecasts on Thursday following the slide in sterling seen since the U.K.'s decision to leave the European Union. The bank decided Thursday to keep interest rates at the record low level of 0.25% and maintan its quantitative easing (QE) purchase targets at up to £10 billion for corporate bonds and £435 billion for U.K. government bonds.

• Tuesday, November 1st 2016 - 02:05 UTC

  Bank of England governor will step down in June 2019, after Brexit is over

  

  Bank of England governor Mark Carney says he will step down in June 2019. It means he will serve one additional year beyond the five-year term he committed to when he took the post, but will still be two years short of the usual eight years governors serve.

• Friday, August 5th 2016 - 12:07 UTC

  UK admits economy contraction and announces a bold package of stimulus measures

  

  The Bank of England has unveiled a series of stimulus measures in the wake of Brexit, including its first interest rate cut since the global financial crisis (2009), as it tries to jumpstart an economy shocked by Britain’s vote to leave the European Union.

• Friday, May 13th 2016 - 11:43 UTC

  Bank of England warns about Brexit dangers, and triggers major controversy

  

  The Bank of England has given its starkest warning yet that a UK vote to leave the EU could hit the economy. Mark Carney, the Bank's governor, warned that the risks of leaving “could possibly include a technical recession”.