“In September 2014, Scottish voters will decide whether to leave the UK and become an independent state.”
Bank puts its economic reputation at stake – 25th February 2013
“Credibility is seeping away from the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee.”
A proposal for UK pensioner bonds – 16th January 2013
“British savers and pensioners are among the biggest losers from the Bank of England’s long-running programme of quantitive easing.”
Another global financial crisis may be on the way – 24th December 2012
“Look around the world and big risks abound. One or more countries may drop out of the eurozone. Violence may spread across the Middle East.”
BoE must reform its sheltered heirarchy – 18th November 2012
“The three independent reviews of the Bank of England’s performance before and during the financial crisis must have been sobering for the court, its governing body.”
The case for merging monetary and financial policy – 5th July 2012
“In the good old days when economies were growing close to trend, monetary policy was about setting interest rates.”
With great shareholder power comes great responsibility – 11th May 2012
“Public anger over high levels of executive pay has provoked new government proposals in Britain for binding shareholder votes on remuneration committee reports.”
Get set for one of the shortest recessions on record – 25th April 2012
“Technically speaking, the UK economy returned to recession in the first quarter of 2012, according to data released Wednesday morning by the Office for National Statistics.”