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The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee raises interest rates to 4.5%, the highest level in the UK since the 2008 financial crisis.
2023-05-11

Inflation in the United Kingdom reaches a record 11.1%, pressuring the Bank of England to raise interest rates.
2022-11-16

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

The 2021 redesign of the £50 note, featuring British mathematician Alan Turing on the reverse, is officially unveiled by the Bank of England. It is slated to enter circulation on June 23, Turing's birthday.
2021-03-25

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

The Bank of England blocks Maduro's officials from withdrawing $1.2 billion worth of gold.
2019-01-26

The Bank of England issues an unusually sharp warning about the possible economic consequences of an "Out" vote in the upcoming Brexit referendum.
2016-05-12

The Bank of England fires Martin Mallett, once its chief foreign exchange dealer, due to evidence that he was in some degree complicit in market manipulation.
2014-11-11

The Bank of England upgrades its forecast for the UK economy, and says that inflation will fall faster than previously predicted.
2013-05-15

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