Comments on: Bank of England £100bn stimulus – what are the pros and cons of QE?

By: Bank of England £150bn QE: is it enough to face off the challenges ahead ? - UK Investor Magazine

Thu, 05 Nov 2020 16:26:56 +0000

[…] In its statement on Thursday, the Bank of England said “there are signs that consumer spending has softened across a range of high-frequency indicators, while investment intentions have remained weak”. This, and the need to help the government introduce renewed fiscal support during lockdown, saw the central bank announce an additional £150 billion in QE. […]

By: What BoE negative interest rates would mean for savers and entrepreneurs - UK Investor Magazine

Mon, 28 Sep 2020 13:44:46 +0000

[…] the Governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, making it clear that negative interest rates could be a real possibility, it is […]

By: Bank of England sits tight on 0.1% interest rate - UK Investor Magazine

Bank of England sits tight on 0.1% interest rate - UK Investor Magazine — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 15:20:24 +0000

[…] it looks as if the central bank will hold off on any further stimulus packages or the like to help bolster the UK economy through the coronavirus pandemic, a […]

By: First financial education textbook to hit additional 700 schools across the UK - UK Investor Magazine

Wed, 29 Jul 2020 13:35:54 +0000

[…] Wednesday, youth money management charity, Young Money, announced the launch of the first ever financial education textbook to hit secondary schools in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, following a previous […]

By: ECB tells banks to extend dividend freeze, Bank of England considers following suit - UK Investor Magazine

Tue, 28 Jul 2020 13:39:03 +0000

[…] The European Central Bank has called on Eurozone banks to continue scrapping dividends and to be “extremely moderate” with its bonus payments to staff, until at least the beginning of next year. Today’s call by the ECB is expected to be mirrored, at least in part, by the Bank of England. […]

By: Dow Jones flattened by housing market mixed messages - UK Investor Magazine

Dow Jones flattened by housing market mixed messages - UK Investor Magazine — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 17:21:06 +0000

[…] is the fact that fewer sales don’t necessarily correspond to lower prices. While median US house prices only saw an annual increase of 2.4% – the smallest increase since February 2012 – we […]

By: BoE Governor says UK was on brink of insolvency - UK Investor Magazine

BoE Governor says UK was on brink of insolvency - UK Investor Magazine — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 13:32:48 +0000

[…] Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey candidly revealed the true extent of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the UK economy, admitting that Britain reached the brink of insolvency in the early stages of the outbreak. If the Bank had not intervened, the government would have faced a “market meltdown” and struggled to fund itself for the first time in its 325-year long history. […]