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Bank rate maintained at 3.75% - September 2026 Monetary Policy Summary and Minutes

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

Exchange of letters between the Governor and the Chancellor regarding QT and the APF - September 2026

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Exchange of letters between the Governor and the Chancellor

Exchange of letters between the Governor and the Chancellor regarding CPI Inflation - September 2026

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Exchange of letters between the Governor and the Chancellor

Asset Purchase Facility: Gilt Sales – Market Notice 17 September 2026

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Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

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Federal Reserve Board and Federal Open Market Committee release economic projections from the September 15-16 FOMC meeting

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The attached tables and charts released on Wednesday summarize the economic projections made by Federal Open Market Committee participants in conjunction with

Chancellor announces Bank of England appointments

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ECB wage tracker at 2.7% in H1 2027, pointing to a modest uptick in negotiated wage growth

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Sharon Donnery: One market, one rulebook: integration is Europe’s best simplification strategy

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Sharon Donnery: A simpler, more usable macroprudential framework for Europe

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Money and power: lessons from history for stablecoins and US dollar dominance – speech by Carolyn Wilkins

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Given at Queen’s University, Belfast Thank you for inviting me.

Statistical Notice 2026/08 - Changes to the criteria for monthly form BT reporting

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

Why Europeans save differently — and how to put those savings to work

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Claudia Buch: Banking regulators, supervisors and their watchers

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Minutes of the Securities Lending Committee meeting – March 2026

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The Securities Lending Committee is a forum for market participants and authorities to discuss the UK securities lending market.

ECB publishes supervisory banking statistics on significant institutions for the second quarter of 2026

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Christine Lagarde: A new age of capital: growth, sovereignty and AI

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In this country, the years before 1873 have a name: the “Gründerzeit”, or “founders’ era”. The old city walls had come down and the Ringstrasse was rising where they had stood.

Piero Cipollone: The future of euro cash: trusted today, designed for tomorrow

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Today, we are discussing the future of euro cash – the most tangible symbol of our common currency, and one that remains firmly rooted in the daily lives of Europeans.

Isabel Schnabel: Macroeconomic, fiscal and financial stability in a shock-prone world

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Christine Lagarde: Interview with Ouest-France

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What brings you to the Fête de la pomme organised by Hervé Morin this Saturday?

Christine Lagarde: Europe seen from Normandy

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It is a particular pleasure to be here. I grew up between the port of Le Havre and the plateau of the Pays de Caux.

Philip R. Lane: Outlook for the euro area economy

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Agencies seek comment on proposed third-party risk management guidance and issue statement on community bank engagement with core service providers

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Today the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, the National Credit Union Administration, and the Office of the Comptroller of the

Christine Lagarde, Boris Vujčić: Monetary policy statement

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Good afternoon, the Vice-President and I welcome you to our press conference.

Christine Lagarde, Boris Vujčić: Monetary policy statement (with Q&A)

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Good afternoon, the Vice-President and I welcome you to our press conference.

Monetary policy decisions

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The Governing Council today decided to raise the three key ECB interest rates by 25 basis points.

Announcement of the publication of the Governor's interview transcript

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Christine Lagarde: The choice facing Europeans

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More than two centuries ago, the poet Johann Paul Friedrich Richter described Berlin as “more a part of the world than a city”. [1] History would prove him right.

Frank Elderson: Fireside chat

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Frank Elderson: Fireside chat

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European banks are doing much better than they used to.

Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement actions with United Texas Bank, Quontic Bank Acquisition Corp., and Quontic Bank Holdings Corp.

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The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced the termination of the enforcement actions listed below: United Texas Bank, Dallas, Texas Cease and Desist Orde

Philip R. Lane: Diversity at the European Central Bank

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The institutional form of independent central banks: from history to contemporary challenges - speech by Andrew Bailey

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Given at LSE TRIUM Anniversary Conference I would like to reflect on independent central banks as institutions, and how their authority is grounded and is challenged.

Homophones – Remarks by Huw Pill

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Remarks at the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce roundtable. Thanks to our hosts at the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce for the opportunity to speak at the roundtable this evening.

Waller, The Economic Outlook and Some Comments on My Policy Communication

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Speech At Reuters NEXT Newsmaker Interview, Washington, D.C. Thank you, Howard.

Can synthetic securitisation support economic growth?

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By Johanne Evrard, Wagner Eduardo Schuster, Fabian Wassmann and Michael Wedow Synthetic securitisation can free up bank capital. But does that mean banks lend more to firms?

Boris Vujčić: Household expectations and monetary policy: The importance of high-quality surveys and evidence-based research

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Thank you, Michael, and thank you to ESMT for the invitation.

Boris Vujčić: Listening to households: expectations, behaviour and monetary policy

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Thank you, Michael, and thank you to ESMT for the invitation.

Barr, Unlocking Opportunities for Workers and Entrepreneurs with a Criminal Record

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Why the drivers of inflation matter for monetary policy

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The drivers of the recent rise in inflation are different from those of the pandemic-era surge.
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