Central Banks: News, Events, and Press Releases

The ECB wage tracker: your guide to euro area wage developments

Philip R. Lane: The euro area outlook and monetary policy

Isabel Schnabel: Navigating towards neutral

Christine Lagarde: Monetary policy in the euro area

Decisions taken by the Governing Council of the ECB (in addition to decisions setting interest rates)

Christine Lagarde, Luis de Guindos: Monetary policy statement (with Q&A)

Minutes of the Standards Advisory Panel - September 2024

The latest meeting of the Standards Advisory Panel (SAP)

The PRA consults on liquidity reporting reforms for insurers

The Prudential Regulation Authority is consulting today on a package of reporting reforms that includes introducing new liquidity reporting requirements for large life insurers, and at the same time reducing the expectations for life firms that use internal model to submit Standard Formula reporting to the PRA.

Federal Reserve Board provides technical clarification that its account access guidelines apply to excess balance accounts

Federal Reserve Board provides technical clarification that its account access guidelines apply to excess balance accounts

Federal Reserve Board releases results of survey of senior financial officers at banks about their strategies and practices for managing reserve balances

Federal Reserve Board releases results of survey of senior financial officers at banks about their strategies and practices for managing reserve balances

Minutes of the London FXJSC Legal Sub-committee Meeting – 17 September 2024

The Bank of England chairs the London Foreign Exchange Joint Standing Committee (FXJSC) Legal Sub-Committee. The FXJSC is made up of market participants, infrastructure providers and the UK financial regulators.

Minutes of the London FXJSC Operations Sub-committee Meeting – 18 September 2024

The Bank of England chairs the London Foreign Exchange Joint Standing Committee (FXJSC) Operations Sub-Committee. The FXJSC is made up of market participants, infrastructure providers and the UK financial regulators.

Interim Financial Statements of the Government of New Zealand for the four months ended 31 October 2024

The Treasury has published the Interim Financial Statements of the Government of New Zealand for the four months ended 31 October 2024.

Agencies issue statement on elder financial exploitation

Agencies issue statement on elder financial exploitation

ECB announces new timeline for harmonisation of banks’ statistical reporting

Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings on October 7, October 28, and November 7, 2024

Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings on October 7, October 28, and November 7, 2024

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with First of Murphysboro Corp.

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with First of Murphysboro Corp.

Greece, Ireland, Portugal and Cyprus: Crisis and Recovery

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by United Bankshares, Inc.

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by United Bankshares, Inc.

Statistical Notice 2024/13 - Latest Reporting Schedule

Statistical Notices update the definitions and guidance contained in the Banking Statistics Yellow Folder

ECB announces changes to the Eurosystem collateral framework to foster greater harmonisation

How restricted is land supply?

The Treasury has released a paper today by the Housing Technical Working Group (HTWG) – a joint initiative of Te Tai Ōhanga the Treasury, Te Tūāpapa Kura Kāinga – Ministry of Housing and Urban Development and Te Pūtea Matua Reserve Bank of New Zealand – Analysis of Availability of Land Supply in Auckland.Read the related media statement: How restricted is land supply?

PRA and FCA publish consultation on pay for senior bankers

The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) have today set out plans to reduce the restrictions on bonuses of senior bankers.

Federal Reserve announces College Fed Challenge winners

Federal Reserve announces College Fed Challenge winners

Federal Reserve Board announces pricing, effective January 1, 2025, for payment services the Federal Reserve Banks provide to banks and credit unions

Federal Reserve Board announces pricing, effective January 1, 2025, for payment services the Federal Reserve Banks provide to banks and credit unions

Downside risks to Treasury’s economic and fiscal forecasts

Treasury’s Chief Economic Adviser Dominick Stephens delivered a speech to the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ) Annual Tax Conference in Wellington this morning.

Luis de Guindos: Can our financial system support the green transition when the going gets tough?

Remit for the Monetary Policy Committee - November 2024

Letter from the Chancellor to the Governor

Remit and recommendations for the Financial Policy Committee – November 2024

Letter from the Chancellor to the Governor

The PRA consults on reforms to the UK Insurance Special Purpose Vehicle regulatory framework

Today, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published consultation paper (CP) 15/24 proposing reforms to the UK Insurance Special Purpose Vehicle (UK ISPV) regulatory framework, through a combination of changes to the finalised PRA rules and policy materials also published today in policy statement (PS) 15/24 that will replace Solvency II assimilated law.

Federal Reserve Board invites comment on a report, as prescribed by law, that discusses the impact of a proposed international capital standard

Federal Reserve Board invites comment on a report, as prescribed by law, that discusses the impact of a proposed international capital standard

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement actions with former institution-affiliated parties of Nano Financial Holdings, Inc. and Nano Banc

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement actions with former institution-affiliated parties of Nano Financial Holdings, Inc. and Nano Banc

Exchange of letters between the Governor and the Chancellor on the Asset Purchase Facility - November 2024

Exchange of letters between the Governor and the Chancellor

Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

Bank Rate reduced to 4.75% - November 2024

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee is responsible for making decisions about Bank Rate.

Minutes of the Meeting of the Court of Directors held on 19 September 2024

The Bank's Court of Directors acts as a unitary board, setting the organisation's strategy and budget and taking key decisions on resourcing and appointments. Required to meet a minimum seven times per year, it has five executive members from the Bank and up to nine non-executive members.

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with U & I Financial Corp. and UniBank

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with U & I Financial Corp. and UniBank

Confirmation of weekly frequency for Indexed Long-Term Repo Operations - Market Notice 16 October 2024

In line with the Bank’s transition to a repo-led, demand driven operational framework for providing reserves, which Indexed Long-Term Repo operations are central to, this Market Notice confirms that these operations will continue to be offered weekly on a permanent basis. There will be an accompanying change to the maturity date structure of Indexed Long-Term Repo operations to ensure alignment with their weekly frequency.

Critical inputs from China: how vulnerable are European firms to supply shortages?

Monetary policy transmission: why consumers’ housing situations matter

SIMEX 24 – A major market-wide simulation exercise to test the UK financial sector’s resilience to a major operational disruption

The Bank of England, in partnership with UK Finance, the financial sector and the other UK financial authorities (HM Treasury and the Financial Conduct Authority), has undertaken its latest UK market wide simulation exercise, SIMEX 24.

Debt and deficits accentuate the fiscal challenge of an aging population

The Treasury has published a speech by Chief Economic Adviser Dominick Stephens titled ‘Longevity and the public purse’, delivered at the Morrison annual conference in Queenstown.The speech explores the fiscal challenges of an ageing population, focusing on how these challenges have evolved as four key factors change over time: government debt, labour force participation, migration and interest rates.

Hedge funds: good or bad for market functioning?

Analytical note on New Zealand’s demographic trends

The Treasury has published a new analytical note on demographic transitions that New Zealand must navigate to support its long-term economic and fiscal sustainability.Read the related media statement Analytical note on New Zealand’s demographic trends.

New papers on fiscal policy and macroeconomic stabilisation

The Treasury has published today three papers covering fiscal policy and macroeconomic stabilisation.Read the related media statement New papers on fiscal policy and macroeconomic stabilisation.

What are stablecoins and how do they work?

Stablecoins are a form of digital asset that can be used to make payments. They tend to be less volatile than cryptoassets. That is because their value is tied to other, stable, assets.

What happened to Silicon Valley Bank UK?

It’s our job to make sure a failing UK bank doesn’t cause widespread harm to the economy or cost UK taxpayers money.

Explainers

Want to learn more about money and how the economy works? Explore our knowledge bank of short explainers

How is the Bank of England responding to climate change?

We help the UK to manage the risks that climate change brings and we support its move to net-zero.

Inflation and interest rates

Find out about inflation and how it is linked to interest rates.

What is inflation?

Inflation is the term we use to describe rising prices. How quickly prices go up is called the rate of inflation.

What have we been doing to support the economy during the Covid crisis?

The Covid (coronavirus) pandemic shook the UK’s economy. We’ve been helping to keep it stable by supporting businesses and jobs.

What is the economy?

The economy is a system for distributing limited resources. Confused? Keep reading.

Will a robot takeover my job?

What will the future of work mean for you?

What do I need to know about debt?

Learn more about debt and see how yours compares to the rest of the UK.

What are cryptoassets (cryptocurrencies)?

Cryptoassets are generally held as investments by people who expect their value to rise.

What is financial stability?

A stable financial system is one that can provide essential services to households and businesses in good times and bad.

What does insurance cover?

Insurance provides protection against financial loss for people and companies.

What are interest rates?

Interest is the cost of borrowing money or the reward for saving.

What is deflation?

Falling prices are not always cause for celebration.

2024-09-20 - Swiss balance of payments and international investment position: Q2 2024

2024-10-09 - Results of the 2024 Survey on Cash Acceptance at Selected Companies

2024-10-31 - Interim results of the Swiss National Bank as at 30 September 2024

2024-12-12 - Monetary policy assessment of 12 December 2024

2024-04-25 - Interim results of the Swiss National Bank as at 31 March 2024

2024-06-20 - Monetary policy assessment of 20 June 2024

2024-06-26 - SNB Governing Board: Martin Schlegel to become Chairman, Antoine Martin Vice Chairman and Petra Tschudin new Member

2024-07-31 - Interim results of the Swiss National Bank as at 30 June 2024

2024-08-19 - SNB adjusts remuneration of sight deposits

2024-12-16 - SNB adjusts remuneration of sight deposits