United Kingdom
Banknotes: October to December 2022
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
BoE not briefed on disastrous ‘mini-budget’, Bailey says
Governor says absence of independent assessment of tax package made it very hard to assess
BoE begins unwinding gilt market intervention
Use of “reverse enquiry window” designed to limit market impact from £19 billion sales
Balance sheet policy needs rethink, economists say
BoE chief economist says central banks should focus more on risks of assets they buy
BoE’s Ramsden says forecasts now less reliable
High uncertainty means policy-makers cannot rely heavily on forecasts, deputy says
UK Treasury makes first payment to BoE to offset QE losses
Indemnity was “integral” to QE but “day of reckoning” had to come, economist says
BoE’s Cunliffe details ‘familiar’ failings at FTX
Deputy governor says crypto assets need to be regulated
BoE simulates ‘major operational disruption’ to UK firms
Central bank restarts “Simex” testing of financial sector after pandemic hiatus
BoE officials reject criticism of forecast misses
Bailey says labour market dominates firms’ concerns and says Brexit has hampered economy
BoE paper finds U-shaped collateral impact from central clearing
Centrally clearing all derivatives trades does not necessarily free up the most collateral
Central bank assets enjoy ‘99%’ immunity
Why central bank assets possess legal immunity – but not from sanctions
Bank of England rate hike is largest in over 30 years
MPC forecasts prolonged downturn and says it does not foresee rates rising to 5.25%
‘Shouting on the phone’: BoE officials shed light on gilt market intervention
Crisis sparked by UK government’s plans needed unprecedented action, officials tell parliament
Bank of England to go ahead with QT
Central bank delays start of bond sales by one day to avoid fiscal announcement
Independence white paper outlines possible Scottish central bank
Proposals map out “the process of establishing a Scottish pound”
Report of delay to QT ‘inaccurate’, BoE says
Article says central bank is “expected to bow to investor pressure” for delay to asset sales
BoE ends bond purchases as government rolls back tax cuts
Gilt market rebounds as government axes most of its controversial ‘mini-budget’
Some CCPs struggle in BoE stress test
First central counterparty stress test finds firms come close to depleting their buffers in baseline scenario
BoE’s Pill says government must ‘respect’ independence
Government and central bank have clashed over causes of UK’s gilt market turmoil
BoE sticks to bond-buying deadline amid strains on UK non-banks
Bailey restates cut-off date for asset purchases despite spike in margin calls and redemptions
Asset sovereignty: a problem to stump Solomon
When states have rival governments, who owns central bank assets?
IMF publishes sober outlook for 2023
“Worst is yet to come”, says chief economist
BoE widens asset purchases as ‘dysfunction’ threatens again
Surge in gilt yields comes in final week of BoE’s “temporary” intervention
BoE prepares more market support as cliff edge looms
Central bank creates temporary repo facility with wider range of eligible collateral