Quantitative easing

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The Guardian view on the Bank of England’s week ahead: it’s time to start cutting rates | Editorial
Editorial: High rates only prolong economic stagnation and the farce of big bank profits while Britons can’t feed themselves

Editorial

17, Mar, 2024 @6:00 PM

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‘Ghastly expensive mess’: bond vigilantes return as deficits rise
Governments face a surge in borrowing costs fuelled by high interest rates and conflict in the Middle East

Larry Elliott Economics editor

26, Oct, 2023 @11:34 AM

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‘Bank of Mum and Dad’ gives kids a 10-year head start in housing; IMF lifts global growth forecasts – business live
Dame Alison Rose admitted to serious error in discussing Nigel Farage’s relationship with Coutts with a BBC journalist.

Graeme Wearden

25, Jul, 2023 @7:49 PM

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Bank of England set to incur £150bn loss from bond sales after interest rate rises
Bill will need to be paid by the Treasury from current spending, hitting Whitehall departmental budgets

Phillip Inman

25, Jul, 2023 @6:02 PM

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Bank of England’s quantitative easing scheme let ‘inflation take root’
UK economy became reliant on cheap money due to the Bank’s actions, warns former permanent secretary to the Treasury

Richard Partington

27, Jun, 2023 @5:45 PM

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The Bank of England was right, inflation has made us poorer. But whose fault is it? | Larry Elliott
Central banks are keen to blame the surge in inflation on anyone but central banks

Larry Elliott

30, Apr, 2023 @10:37 AM

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Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse will not be a one-off – a banking crisis was long overdue | Larry Elliott
We now know what happens when central banks raise rates and reverse QE

Larry Elliott

19, Mar, 2023 @1:47 PM

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Slash interest rates and stop bond sales, ex-policymaker tells Bank of England
Exclusive: David Blanchflower urges rethink after collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and lifeline thrown to Credit Suisse

Larry Elliott Economics editor

19, Mar, 2023 @1:11 PM

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Bank of England completes sale of £19bn emergency bond purchases after mini-budget
Bloomberg estimates Bank made profit of £3.5bn after intervening to prevent run on pension funds

Richard Partington Economics correspondent

12, Jan, 2023 @6:33 PM

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Bank of England begins selling government bonds
Central bank in bid to reduce its emergency stimulus to the economy and fend off claims it has lost its independence

Phillip Inman

01, Nov, 2022 @7:24 PM

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Twitter deal may signal point when the ‘everything bubble’ bursts
China’s property meltdown, the unwinding of QE and the tech stock plunge all show a fragile global financial ecosystem under stress

Larry Elliott

30, Oct, 2022 @10:16 AM

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The Guardian view on big finance: addicted to government handouts | Editorial
Editorial: Instead of cutting public services, the Treasury should tax the windfall profits of the banking sector

Editorial

19, Oct, 2022 @6:10 PM

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