The Bank of England has unveiled its new inflation strategy, with governor Mark Carney saying that the Bank will not raise interest rates until unemployment has...
A 21-year-old man has been arrested by police in Manchester after allegedly making rape and death threats to a female campaigner on Twitter. Caroline Criado-Perez, who...
Early 19th century author Jane Austen will be the face of the next set of £10 notes, the Bank of England has announced. The decision to...
The Co-operative Bank could pay for its small bondholders to receive financial advice, in an attempt to repair its damaged reputation, according to City AM. The...
Financial markets are now largely controlled by computer technology. But how does computer powered investment affect the sustainability of the industry? Last week, the BBC’s Robert...
Twenty-two years ago today, after the Bank of England’s Operation Sandstorm inquiry uncovered “widespread fraud and manipulation”, the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) was...
As the Bank of England embarks on a new era under Mark Carney, some have contested its decision to remove Elizabeth Fry’s image from £5 notes,...
Mark Carney entered the Bank of England’s (BoE) offices on Threadneedle Street in London for the first time as governor this morning. He is tasked with...
Big banks in the UK need to raise billions more in capital to cover their risks, according to the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA). Five of the...
Paul Tucker, the Bank of England’s deputy governor for financial stability, has announced his intention to step down from his role later this year, having spent...
It was war against Scotland and France in the 1540s that pushed Henry VIII to embark on his great experiment with inflation. By reducing the amount...
New research shows that while bank lending may be falling in the UK, loans from Community Development Finance Institutions (CDFIs) have doubled in two years –...
Campaign website Avaaz is calling on people to sign a petition to the EU parliament, in order to ensure transparent financial transactions within banks in a...
The UK could see plastic banknotes in circulation as early as 2015, after the Bank of England revealed details of the process by which future money...
Mark Carney will replace Sir Mervyn King as Bank of England governor in July next year, and in doing so, will take on one of the...