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Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt unveils a "mortgage charter", which includes a 12-month protection against repossession, to assist property owners with increasing mortgage costs caused by the Bank of England's interest rate hikes.
2023-06-23

The Bank of England raises its interest rates by 0.75 percentage point, to 3.00%, the largest increase in 33 years, amid soaring inflation and a cost of living crisis in the UK. The bank also predicts a record-length recession, lasting until mid-2024.
2022-11-3

In a case to decide who controls a $2 billion worth of gold from the Central Bank of Venezuela stored in the Bank of England, the High Court of Justice in London rules that the United Kingdom "unequivocally recognises Mr. Guaidó as President of Venezuela", refusing to give Nicolás Maduro access to the gold.
2020-07-2

As markets have expected, the Bank of England cuts the key interest rate to 0.25, the first cut since 2009.
2016-08-4

Bank of England governor Mark Carney says the Bank will not consider raising United Kingdom interest rates until the unemployment rate has fallen to 7% or below.
2013-08-7

The Bank of England says it expects inflation to reach 5% this year, due to higher fuel bills that could rise by up to 15%, and revises down its growth projection for the UK economy.
2011-05-11

The United States Federal Reserve announces its plan for further quantitative easing in a bid to ward off deflation.
2010-11-3

The United States dollar reaches a 15-year low against the Japanese yen and depreciates against a range of other currencies due to concerns about further quantitative easing by the United States Federal Reserve.
2010-10-7

The Bank of England's governor Mervyn King admits the economy will not grow very much and inflation will stay higher for longer in the UK, describing as a "choppy recovery" being ahead over the next two years.
2010-08-11

George Osborne scraps Britain's financial regulator and grants new powers to the Bank of England.
2010-06-16