Bank of England

Global central banks said to be considering coordinated response if Greek vote raises Euro exit risk

The £100bn boost to the banking system is aimed to help insulate financial institutions from threat of eurozone collapse.

Chancellor Osborne and Bank of England governor Sir Mervyn King to outline new landscape for relationship between City of London, regulators, and government

Savers and taxpayers to be protected from banking crises under new plans, but government softens on capital buffers for global lenders

There is a 50-50 chance of the Bank of England extending its monetary stimulus, according to a poll of economists, hinged on the state of the eurozone

Official figures reveal that the manufacturing industry contracted by 0.7 percent month-on-month in April

Visionaries from Wonga.com, FundingCircle.com, TransferWise.com and Index Ventures discuss the rise of 'Modern Money'.

Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee holds interest rates at their record low and leaves quantitative easing target unchanged despite dismal UK economy

UK house prices rose at a slightly better rate than predicted in May, according to Nationwide, and look set to remain stable.

Bank of England data shows that the number of mortgages to individuals has hit its highest since January, beating analysts' forecasts.

Amadeus, the travel company, has published research showing that the number of Britons flying away this summer is falling as they stay for the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Italy's poor bond sale has pressured European debt markets further while Spain drifts to 7 percent "bailout trigger"

Alex Salmond, Scottish first minister and leader of the SNP, says Scotland will keep sterling if it gains independence - but there are a number of problems.

John Lewis online performed particularly well as the department store seen another consecutive week of double-digit sales growth.

Britain's prime minister told David Cameron parliament that 600,000 jobs had been created in the private sector since his coalition government took office in May 2010.

The retail sales fall wipes out gains made in March and is another sign that the UK is back in recession.

The British government and the Bank of England must do much more to stimulate growth in the country's economy, the IMF's Christine Lagarde said.

UK Consumer Price Index annual inflation rate falls to 3 percent year on year and 0.6 percent month on month

The Bank of England under the direction of its governor Mervyn King today revised down its growth projections for the British economy this year and is now saying that the nation will not reach pre-crisis levels until 2014.

Bank of England economists have cut their growth forecast for the UK economy in 2012 by a third, as the eurozone crisis weighs on the economy.

Unemployment has fallen in March, defying expectations of a rise after news that the UK has re-entered recession.

Chancellor George Osborne and Bank of England governor Sir Mervyn King should blame domestic austerity for recession and a lack of growth, says Barclays.

Spain's Indignados fill streets to march against austerity measures that have not brought any improvement to the country's economic situation.

Protesters plan another demonstration at the British Bankers' Association on Tuesday.

Chancellor George Osborne has suffered a downpour of bad economic news for the UK in recent months and there looks like no end to Britain's economic woes

Bank of England rate setters stay the course as they juggle high inflation and a weak economy.

The Bank of England (BoE) is expected to take a call on whether to extend its £325 billion quantitative easing to support the economy when it meets this week, as it cannot ignore Britain's above-target inflation even though official data shows the country is back into recession.

A house price index from Halifax shows UK house prices as dropping 2.4 percent after surging demand ahead of the end of a stamp duty holiday pushed them up.

RBS shares rise as loan repayment marks the beginning of long march to government stake sale

Mervyn King offers little insight, lots of cliché, in first peacetime radio address from a Bank of England Governor since 1939