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    • Thursday, 9 June, 2022
      Sunak blamed for losing £11bn in servicing UK government debt

      Treasury failed to take out insurance against rate rises on almost £900bn in QE reserves, say economists

    • Friday, 25 February, 2022
      Bank of England
      BoE signals ‘very gradual’ approach to quantitative tightening

      Policymaker says bank may still sell assets even if it is simultaneously cutting rates

    • Thursday, 16 September, 2021
      Chris Giles
      Is it time for the Bank of England to start tightening monetary policy?

      Ending quantitative easing would show that it is serious about inflation risks

    • Thursday, 19 August, 2021
      Markets InsightJohn Plender
      The case for continuing QE is hard to fathom

      Unconventional monetary policy is creating ever greater vulnerabilities

    • Thursday, 5 August, 2021
      News in-depthUK interest rates
      BoE sees tight labour market as trigger for higher rates

      Employment outlook has changed quickly with many companies struggling to recruit workers

    • Thursday, 5 August, 2021
      UK interest rates
      BoE signals ‘modest tightening’ of monetary policy in next 2 years

      Interest rates likely to rise sooner than anticipated as inflation climbs towards 4%

    • Thursday, 15 July, 2021
      Bank of England
      Second MPC member hints BoE needs to tighten UK monetary policy

      Michael Saunders follows Sir Dave Ramsden in suggesting bank should act to curb rising inflation

    • Wednesday, 13 January, 2021
      Bank of England
      BoE criticised by internal watchdog over easing programme

      Review says ‘knowledge gaps’ have hindered bank’s ability to build public trust in QE

    • Wednesday, 9 December, 2020
      Markets InsightRichard Barwell
      Bank of England should switch strategy on QE

      Monetary Policy Committee must adopt a yield-control approach like the Bank of Japan

    • Thursday, 18 June, 2020
      Bank of England boosts bond-buying by £100bn but slows the pace

      Continued concern at strength of economic recovery, despite hopes plunge in UK output will be milder than feared

    • Sunday, 3 May, 2020
      ExplainerMarket Questions
      Will the Bank of England announce more QE?

      Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

    • Thursday, 19 March, 2020
      News in-depthUK business & economy
      BoE compelled to act as coronavirus pummels economy

      Rate cut and torrent of bond buying in ‘absolutely unprecedented’ situation

    • Friday, 30 August, 2019
      Inside LondonNeil Collins
      We’ll miss PPI refunds, a form of QE for the masses

      Total cost to UK banks has now passed £48bn, including £12.5bn spent on admin

    • Friday, 20 April, 2018
      Merryn Somerset Webb
      Payback time for QE looms — and it will be expensive

      Bank of England warns that reversing monetary policy will have consequences

    • Tuesday, 10 April, 2018
      Central bank intervention
      Bank of England defends response to financial crisis after criticism

      Central bank’s research estimates large average gains

    • Friday, 2 March, 2018
      Final salary schemes
      Bank of England admits QE measures hit investment

      Study says companies diverted cash to deal with pension deficits

    • Tuesday, 20 February, 2018
      Gilts
      Biggest gilt redemption set to buoy the market

      Fresh BoE purchases come as policymakers consider rate rises

    • Wednesday, 20 September, 2017
      Andrew Sentance
      The Bank of England should take the long view on interest rates

      Short-term economic fluctuations must not throw monetary policy off course

    • Tuesday, 19 September, 2017
      News in-depthFT Alphaville
      Guest post: Central Bank Quantitative Easing as an Emerging Political Liability
    • Friday, 25 August, 2017
      Merryn Somerset Webb
      Hanging on central bankers’ every word makes little sense

      The obvious effect of their policies has been to make the well-off even better off

    • Tuesday, 15 August, 2017
      Sovereign bonds
      Central banks hold a fifth of their governments’ debt

      Scale of challenge becomes clear as policymakers face unwinding assets after decade of stimulus

    • Thursday, 6 July, 2017
      Chris Giles
      A perilous outlook should give Bank of England hawks pause

      The Fame-style brand of tough love favoured by some MPC members is risky

    • Tuesday, 6 June, 2017
      Ros Altmann
      There is a magic money tree — it’s called QE

      Monetary policy has had a very damaging effect on pensions

    • Monday, 3 April, 2017
      Markets InsightCapital markets
      What has the Bank of England’s corporate bond buying achieved?

      Ease of execution is a poor yardstick for measuring the success of monetary policy

    • Sunday, 12 March, 2017
      ExplainerMarket Questions
      Investors primed for a hawkish Federal Reserve surprise this week

      The ECB, Opec deal concerns, and BoE bond buying will also be in focus

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