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Bank of England rules out big capital reduction for insurers after Brexit

Britain is reviewing the "Solvency II" rules for firms like Aviva, RSA and Lloyd's of London insurance market

Worst yet to come for banks in terms of pandemic fallout, says BoE's Woods

Government relief schemes such as furlough payments and guarantees on banks' loans to companies have cushioned banks against fallout from the crisis, but these will be wound down in coming months

Bank of England says banks need 6 months for any sub-zero rates

The British central bank said it would ask banks to get ready for the possibility of negative rates, but that financial markets should not view sub-zero borrowing costs as a foregone conclusion

Bank of England holds off more stimulus as Covid-19 vaccines roll out

The Bank of England kept its key interest rates on hold Thursday

Bank of England prepares armoury for Brexit disorder, Covid-19 crisis

Governor Andrew Bailey said the central bank had done all it could to mitigate risks from a no-deal departure from the EU on December 31, and it was ready to deal with any market disruptions

Bank of England's Ramsden sees plus for economy from Covid-19 vaccine news

The BoE this month increased its bond-buying stimulus plan by a further 150 billion pounds, something Ramsden said would act as a bridge for the economy.

World's central banks are now begging govts to power economic rebound

Without aggressive fiscal stimulus now, economies may develop deep scars that hobble growth over the longer term. That could then leave central banks unable to prepare for the next shock or recession

BoE's Haldane hopes vaccine news will be quick game-changer for economy

Pfizer Inc said on Monday its experimental Covid-19 vaccine was more than 90% effective.

Bank of England ramps up stimulus by £150 bn to tackle new lockdown impact

The move comes on the day that England entered a four-week lock­down to curb a second wave of Covid-19, which is now killing as many Britons each day as it did in May

Bank of England increases monetary stimulus by more than expected

The Bank of England has increased its monetary stimulus by a bigger than anticipated 150 billion pounds ($195 billion) as it tries to boost the economy through new lockdown measures

Britain's economic recovery faltering, Bank of England to step up spending

A national lockdown earlier this year that forced businesses to close and citizens to stay home meant the UK economy contracted an historic 19.8% in the second quarter

UK court overturns Venezuela judgment in $1 billion gold tug-of-war

The BCV sued the Bank of England in May to recover control of the gold, which it says it will sell to finance Venezuela's response to the coronavirus pandemic

West's central banks are undergoing a profound shift. RBI must not follow

Starting with the Fed, the West's central bankers are descending into a dangerous spiral of overconfidence. RBI has no such room for error

Covid-19 crisis: Britain pauses on rate, sees unemployment at 2.5 million

BoE says downturn less severe than feared, avoids 'last resort' negative rates

Markets ride easy money wave, experts caution against asset price bubbles

Economists project developed world central banks to keep liquidity tap open well into 2021

British retail sales rebound in May, public borrowing hits record high

Britain closed non-essential retailers to the public in late March and only a small number such as garden centres were able to reopen in May

UK in deepest recession, but will not adopt negative interest rates: Report

Britain has the highest Covid-19 related death toll in Europe despite a lockdown that has kept citizens at home and businesses closed since March 23

Bank of England sees worst slump in 300 years as coronavirus bites

The BoE said Britain's economy might be on course to shrink by 25% in the three months to June and unemployment could more than double to 9% of the workforce

Covid-19 to push UK economy towards deepest recession: Bank of England

It would also be the sharpest annual contraction since 1706, according to reconstructed Bank of England data going back to the 18th Century

Bank of England cuts interest rates to near zero, ramps up bond-buying

BoE Governor Andrew Bailey said the buying would be front-loaded as the central bank sought to address financial markets that were "bordering on disorderly" in recent days.