This article sets out how monetary policy implementation and liquidity provision during the financial crisis have affected the size and composition of the Bank of England’s balance sheet. It extends and updates a recent speech by Paul Fisher, Executive Director Markets, and describes the main...

This article reviews developments in sterling financial markets, including the Bank’s official operations, between the 2011 Q4 Quarterly Bulletin and 9 March 2012. The article also summarises market intelligence on selected topical issues relating to market functioning.

The Bank of England introduced the Special Liquidity Scheme (SLS) in April 2008 to improve the liquidity position of the UK banking system. It did so by helping banks finance assets that had got stuck on their balance sheets following the closure of some asset-backed securities markets from 2007...

This article reviews developments in sterling financial markets, including the Bank’s official operations, between the 2011 Q2 Quarterly Bulletin and 26 August 2011. The article also summarises market intelligence on selected topical issues relating to market functioning.

This article reviews developments in sterling financial markets, including the Bank’s official operations, between the 2011 Q3 Quarterly Bulletin and 25 November 2011. The article also summarises market intelligence on selected topical issues relating to market functioning.

This article reviews developments in sterling financial markets, including the Bank’s official operations, between the 2012 Q1 Quarterly Bulletin and 31 May 2012. The article also summarises market intelligence on selected topical issues relating to market functioning.

This article reviews developments in global financial markets since the 2009 Q2 Quarterly Bulletin up to end-August 2009. The article also reviews the Bank’s official operations.

This article reviews developments in global financial markets since the 2009 Q4 Quarterly Bulletin up to 19 February 2010. The article also reviews the Bank’s official operations.

The Bank of England implements the policy stance of the Monetary Policy Committee through its operations in the sterling money markets. It also uses these operations to reduce the costs of disruption to the liquidity and payment services supplied by banks. In order to ensure their continued...

This article reviews developments in sterling financial markets, including the Bank’s official operations, since the 2010 Q3 Quarterly Bulletin up to 19 November 2010. The article also summarises market intelligence on selected topical issues relating to market functioning.