Quantitative Easing
Bank of England minutes hint that more QE is likelyBank of England policy makers have hinted that some of their members were on the verge of voting to increase quantitative easing (QE). |
Bean says QE effect on pensions is "exaggerated"The Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, Charles Bean, says that how quantitative easing affects pension funds depends on whether the fund has a deficit to begin with or not. |
Posen to step down from Bank of England in the summerAdam Posen, a member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee will leave his position in the summer and admits he may have been wrong to switch his vote in April to a no for more QE. |
Bank of England decides against QE due to inflation riskThe Bank of England has decided to keep its powder dry on adding to the £325 billion programme of quantitative easing and to keep base rate at 0.50% for a 39th consecutive month. |
Private pension fund deficits leap to £217bnThe combined deficit of the UK’s private final salary pension schemes has soared by £10.6 billion in the space of a month, new figures have revealed. |
Bank of England's QE policy hinders growth, warns reportA report from Fathom Consulting warns that the Bank of England's policy of quantitative easing may be hindering economic growth because it causes a lack of competition between companies. |
Pensions regulator agrees to relax rules for 300 UK schemesThe Pensions Regulator has agreed to relax funding rules for around 300 UK company pension schemes to help them tackle deficits caused in part by low yields as a result of quantitative easing. |
Has QE harmed pensions?Has the Bank of England's quantitative easing policy harmed pension incomes as suggested by a Treasury committee budget report published this week or is the criticism overstated? |
Interest rates ‘could rise sooner rather than later’Interest rates may rise sooner than previously thought amid concerns that inflation is not falling as quickly as the Bank of England anticipated, a poll suggests. |
Bank minutes warn of sticky inflation as Posen drops vote for QETwo senior Bank of England policymakers Adam Posen and Paul Tucker have warned that inflation may take longer to fall to the bank's target of two per cent and Posen has dropped his call for more QE. |
QE and monetary policy penalising pensioners and savers, say MPsThe Government should compensate pensioners and savers who have been affected by quantitative easing (QE) and record low interest rates, according to MPs. |
Bank of England keeps base rate at 0.50% and QE at £325bnThe Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has left interest rates unchanged for a 38th consecutive month and kept QE at £325bn in a decision that was widely expected. |
Bank of England set to keep base rate at 0.50% and QE at £325bnThe Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) announces its monthly rate-setting decison on Thursday and no changes to monetary policy are expected. |
Manufacturing growth hits 10 month highActivity in the UK’s manufacturing sector grew at its fastest pace for 10 months during March, according to latest figures. |
Queen’s Jubilee holiday could damage the economy, warns KingGovernor of the Bank of England, Sir Mervyn King, has warned that the extra Bank Holiday for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee could harm the economy. |
Bank's MPC votes 7-2 for no more QE but fears rising oil pricesThe minutes from the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting two weeks ago show a split decision on more quantitative easing but concerns over oil prices. |
Bank of England keeps rates at 0.50% and QE at £325bnThe Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has kept base rate at 0.50 per cent for a 37th consecutive month and left quantitative easing at £325 billion this month. |
NAPF: QE has led to £270bn final-salary pension funding gapThe National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) says that the £325bn programme of quantitative easing has cost final-salary pension schemes £270 billion since 2009. |
Bank of England to keep QE at £325bn and base rate at 0.50%The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee announces its latest policy decision tomorrow and is expected to keep quantitative easing at £325 billion and base rate at 0.50%. |
Gold prices plummet by 5% as US rules out QE3The price of 'safe haven' gold fell by more than five per cent yesterday after the US Central Bank's Ben Bernanke gave an upbeat forecast for the US economy. |
B of E's Fisher says 'vital inflation target not blown of course'Bank of England policymaker Paul Fisher says he has an open mind on further quantitative easing and that it is vital inflation continues to fall towards two per cent. |
Bank of England minutes reveal MPC split on level of QEThe minutes from the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee's latest meeting reveal that a QE boost of £75bn was considered but members voted 7-2 for £50bn. |
Bank of England raises inflation forecast for two-year horizonThe Bank of England now believes inflation will be at 1.8 per cent in early 2014 rather than the 1.5 per cent that it predicted back in November 2011. |
Savers and pensioners lose out as Bank extends QE programmeThe Bank of England has come under fierce criticism over its resumption of quantitative easing as consumer groups ask just how QE benefits ordinary people. |
Bank resumes QE with extra £50bn boostThe Bank of England has resumed its quantitative easing programme by pumping a further £50 billion into the UK economy. |
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