Tag: Mark Carney

• Saturday, August 23rd 2014 - 07:02 UTC

  Bank of England minutes show some members voted to raise interest rates

  

  Two members of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted to raise interest rates in August, the first time in three years that policymakers have done so. The minutes of the meeting on 6-7 August show Ian McCafferty and Martin Weale voted for a 0.25% rise to 0.75%. It means the nine-member MPC voted 7-2 to hold interest rates at their historic low of 0.5%.

• Saturday, August 9th 2014 - 06:33 UTC

  Bank of England inflation forecast, next week could give an idea on future hike

  

  The Bank of England opted this week to keep its main interest rate at a record-low level of 0.50% against a backdrop of solid British economic growth. The central bank's nine-member monetary policy committee decided also to maintain the level of cash stimulus in the economy at £375 billion, it said in a statement.

• Wednesday, July 30th 2014 - 07:45 UTC

  UK and US fine Lloyds group £218m for manipulating the Libor rate

  

  Lloyds Banking Group has been fined £218m for “serious misconduct” over some key interest rates set in London. The group manipulated the London interbank offered rate (Libor) for yen and sterling and tried to rig the rate for yen, sterling and the US dollar, said the US legal order.

• Saturday, June 7th 2014 - 05:23 UTC

  Bank of England leaves rates unchanged; fears of house prices rising too fast

  

  The Bank of England kept its benchmark interest rate steady on Thursday to support the UK economy's ongoing recovery, as figures showed house prices rose at the most rapid pace in almost 12 years during May.

• Saturday, June 7th 2014 - 04:37 UTC

  IMF warns UK about a possible 'housing bubble' and low productivity

  

  The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned the government that accelerating house prices and low productivity pose the greatest threat to the UK's economic recovery. Rising property values could leave households more vulnerable to income and interest rate shocks.

• Tuesday, March 18th 2014 - 22:15 UTC

  Carney begins implementation of 'root-and-branch' review in Bank of England

  

  Two new deputy governors have been named at the Bank of England, as part of a radical shake-up by governor Mark Carney. Ben Broadbent will become deputy governor responsible for monetary policy, and Nemat Shafik will take charge of markets and banking.

• Friday, February 21st 2014 - 07:30 UTC

  Chancellor Osborne warns UK recovery 'is not yet secure' despite recent growth surge

  

  UK Chancellor George Osborne said next month’s Budget will continue to confront Britain’s problems as he cautioned the recovery was “not yet secure” despite a recent surge in growth.

• Saturday, December 14th 2013 - 06:26 UTC

  Bank of England concerned about potential for a UK housing market bubble

  

  Bank of England governor Mark Carney has said he is concerned about the “potential” for a UK housing market bubble, but will tighten lending requirements if necessary. Meanwhile, a survey suggested house prices will continue “surging ahead”.

• Friday, December 6th 2013 - 23:31 UTC

  Despite strong signs of recovery, Bank of England leaves interest rates unchanged

  

  The Bank of England held interest rates at a record low once more this week in spite of mounting optimism over the UK recovery. A flurry of encouraging signs on the UK economy has fuelled expectations for growth to pick up to around 1% this quarter.

• Saturday, November 9th 2013 - 18:27 UTC

  Bank of England leaves rates unchanged; focus on next week's inflation report

  

  Bank of England has left interest rates unchanged at 0.5% and made no change to its program of quantitative easing, as had been widely expected. The decision came as no surprise as the Bank has said it will not consider a rate rise until the unemployment rate falls below 7%.