Bank of England

Bank of England governor Mervyn King plotted a secret bailout of the world banking system using funds from four cash-rich nations, including the UK, in March 2008, according to a US embassy cable released by WikiLeaks.

Deputy governor of the Bank of England Charles Bean says another eurozone sovereign debt crisis could "derail" Britain's recovery, hitting businesses and households hard.

The Irish Republic is poised to unveil the details of a severe austerity budget later, part of a deal to secure an €85bn bail-out from the European Union and International Monetary Fund.

One advantage of using ETFs is their flexibility, says Morningstar's Jose Garcia-Zarate

Former Bank of England policymaker David Blanchflower has called for Mervyn King to quit over the US WikiLeaks affair.

Helen Fowler examines whether the development of alternative products undermines the appeal of ETFs.

Aviva Investors' senior economist Stewart Robertson is expecting more quantitative easing in the UK as the Bank of England looks to stimulate growth.

The Bank of England's nine-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) was split three ways over the direction of monetary policy at their November meeting, according to minutes of the gathering.

The single currency is unlikely to collapse despite the pressures of the European sovereign debt crisis, says John Greenwood, the Invesco chief economist.

Annual consumer prices inflation (CPI) rose in October to a four-month high of 3.2%, up from 3.1% in September and higher than the 3.1% economists expected.