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.

We investigate the behavior of asset prices in a typical New Keynesian macro model. Using a second-order approximation, we examine bond and equity returns, the equity risk premium, and the behavior of the real and nominal term structure. As documented in the literature, our results suggest that...

This article reviews developments in sterling financial markets, including the Bank’s official operations, since the 2010 Q2 Quarterly Bulletin up to 27 August 2010. The article also summarises market intelligence on selected topical issues relating to market functioning.