This edition marks the 50th anniversary of the Quarterly Bulletin. Over the years, the Bulletin has been one of the main conduits through which the Bank has communicated its thinking to the wider public. This article reviews the history of the Bulletin — both its origins and its subsequent...

The Court is the Bank's Board of Directors. Its role has changed over the years as the Bank has evolved from a privately owned bank into a public institution, and especially over the past 20 years. In statute, Court's task is to ‘manage the affairs of the Bank'. It sets the Bank's strategy and...

This article reviews developments in sterling financial markets, including the Bank's official operations, between the 2010 Q4 Quarterly Bulletin and 25 February 2011. The article also summarises market intelligence on selected topical issues relating to market functioning