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Bank of England should be stripped of monetary policy powers, Adam Smith Institute says
Radical idea comes from thinktank ahead of Monetary Policy meeting on 14 January.
New Year 2016: Rate hikes, China growth and lower oil prices - the business outlook
Central banks raising rates, China's slowing economic growth and falling oil prices set to dominate 2016?
UK bank lending grows at fastest pace since 2007 says British Bankers' Association
BBA data showed strong growth of mortgage loans, as Bank of England credited economic recovery for the surge.
CPI: UK swings into positive inflation as food and transport prices drag less
Hotels and restaurant prices saw a more significant increase as well as tobacco and alcohol.
Bank of England votes 8-1 to keep interest rates at 0.5%
The minutes revealed Ian McCafferty was the only member of the MPC to go against the grain.
Bank stress test: RBS and Standard Chartered shamed by BoE as weakest UK finance institutions
HSBC, Barclays, Lloyds, Nationwide and Santander cleared the BoE stress test.
Robert Powell: Banks need to prepare for European regulation as MiFID II is almost here
MiFID II is following the Financial Services Bill by the Bank of England.
HBOS management could be banned from City as regulators urge probe to be reopened
Report by the Bank of England argued that initial decisions by FSA were flawed.
UK inflation: Negative CPI for second month as food and transport prices weigh down rate
Negative inflation will likely cause the Bank's Monetary Policy Committee to postpone a rate hike.
Robots will destroy 15 million jobs warns Bank of England
Around 31.21 million people are employed in the UK out of a total population of 64 million.
Bank of England to publish HBOS report seven years after financial institution's near-collapse
HBOS was bailed out by the government that pumped in £20bn in 2008 for a 41% stake.
UK interest rate is not a tool for correcting housing market says BoE's Dame Nemat Shafik
Dame Nemat Shafik said the bank "had other tools" to deal with them.
UK house prices: Five reasons we should start worrying
Halifax signals yet more strong house price growth in the UK, but others sound warning siren.
Bank of England keeps interest rates on hold and downgrades economic growth outlook
Members of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted eight to one to leave rates on hold.
UK rate hike could come sooner according to Kristin Forbes
Forbes argued that Britain had limited direct exposure not only to emerging markets but also to key trading partners such as Germany.
Senior managers regime: Banking sector welcomes Treasury changes to compliance rules
"Reverse burden of proof" rule meant senior management of failing banks were guilty until proven innocent.
UK inflation: Why this is good deflation
UK enters deflation as prices fall in line with commodities, but little cause for concern.
UK inflation: Prices drop 0.1% as pressure mounts on Bank of England's Mark Carney
The ONS says Consumer Price Index inflation fell again in the year to September.
Margareta Pagano: Volkswagen emissions scandal highlights 'lack of trust in business'
John Nelson spoke up about the negative antics of big business leading to 'mistrust in capitalism'.
BoE boss Mark Carney's 'change course or prepare for disaster' warning on climate change
Industry welcomes Bank of England chief's warnings about the economic impact of global warming.
Bank of England governor Mark Carney says climate change threatens economy
Carney believes that there is "still time to act" but that "the window is finite and it's closing".
Bank of England orders new probe into automated dealing in wake of August market turmoil
Black-box trading believed to have contributed to sharp swings in prices during 'Shanghai Shock'.
UK inflation rate back at 0% as oil and food prices fall
Lower costs of transport and food weigh down inflation rate.
Bank of England keeps interest rate at 0.5% and QE programme at £375bn
It was the first meeting for Gertjan de Vlieghe, the new member of the MPC, who replaced David Miles.
Labour leadership: How did Jeremy Corbyn perform in the final TV hustings?
IBTimes UK looks at the left-winger's performance during the Sky News hustings.
Labour leadership election: Jeremy Corbyn rivals protest that 'He hasn't won yet'
The left-winger may be the frontrunner but Liz Kendall insists the competition is still on.
UK economic growth confirmed as exports boost GDP
Year-on-year, GDP growth was 2.6%, unrevised from the first estimate.
Jeremy Corbyn 'could sack Mark Carney' if BoE refuses to cough up for spending projects
Richard Murphy, economic adviser to Corbyn, made the suggestion regarding Carney.
Co-operative Bank losses triple to £204.2m as strategic problems bite
Company's net income fell by 23% to £233.6m
David Miles is second BoE member to hint at interest rate rise after Kristin Forbes
The BoE's Monetary Policy Committee has so far held off from raising rates.