Monetary Policy Committee

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  BoE Holds Off on QE

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  November 8, 2012

  The Bank of England (BoE) held off at its latest meeting on pouring additional funds into the British economy, opting instead to rely on a new lending scheme devised by the bank as concern over inflation grew.

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  BoE Votes to Continue QE as Split Emerges

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  October 4, 2012

  Meanwhile, members voted to maintain the central bank’s interest rate at its current low of 0.5%.

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  Draghi Tested on Euro Crisis

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  August 2, 2012

  Should ECB President Mario Draghi fail to come up with an effective tactic to quell market fears over the eurozone crisis, it could make the situation worse than ever.

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  Greece Forms New Government

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  June 20, 2012

  On Wednesday Greece managed to agree in principle to form a conservative coalition government, with three pro-bailout parties agreeing to cooperate and giving the coalition a majority of 179 seats.

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  BoE Could Pause QE

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  April 18, 2012

  Adam Posen switched his vote on quantitative easing at the last meeting of the BOE Monetary Policy Committee, clearing the way for a possible pause in quantitative easing in May.

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  Bank of England Split on Stimulus

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  March 21, 2012

  Monetary Policy Committee members Adam Posen and David Miles came down in favor of boosting stimulus, while the other seven members opted for a wait-and-see stance.

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  Larger Bank of England Stimulus Was Overridden

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  February 22, 2012

  Two of the nine members of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee were outvoted at the committees last meeting when they sought to boost its stimulus to 75 billion pounds ($118 billion). The majority was concerned that such a move would cause alarm over the state of the economy...

• Bank of England Boosts QE

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  October 6, 2011

  For the first time in nearly two years, the Bank of England increased its bond-buying program on Thursday, boosting the ceiling to 275 billion pounds ($421 billion) from 200 billion pounds as it said that slow growth worldwide and European unrest 'threaten the U.K. recovery.'

• Bank of England Mulls Return to QE

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  September 21, 2011

  The Bank of England may return to quantitative easing (QE) at some point as a stuttering recovery may need assistance, according to the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) notes released Wednesday.