Bank of England staff reject pay rise offer despite Gov Andrew Bailey urging workers to restrain

Even Bank of England staff reject pay rise offer despite Governor Andrew Bailey urging workers to exercise restraint Workers were urged to ‘do their bit’ to help curb inflation now at 11 per cent But trade unions at the Bank have rejected the offer of a three per cent pay rise Bank says it will … Read more

Sunak REFUSES to back pleas for workers to shun big pay rises

Rishi Sunak today refused to back the Bank of England‘s plea for workers to shun big pay rises despite soaring inflation. The Chancellor said it was ‘not the government’s role’ to get involved in negotiations between companies and employees. The thinly-veiled rebuke to Bank chief Andrew Bailey – who last week urged ‘restraint’ on salary … Read more

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey ‘very uneasy’ about spiking inflation

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey admits he is ‘very uneasy’ about spiking inflation levels as he says it was a ‘very close call’ not to raise interest rates at the start of November Andrew Bailey said he is ‘very uneasy’ about spiking inflation levels in the UK  He said it was a ‘very close … Read more

David Cameron will be grilled by MPs next week over the Greensill lobbying row

David Cameron will be grilled by MPs next week over the Greensill lobbying row Finance boss Lex Greensill to appear before the Treasury committee on Tuesday Paid advisor David Cameron urged Rishi Sunak to lend millions to Greensill firm Company subsequently filed for insolvency, threatening thousands of UK jobs  By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:00 … Read more

Bank of England chief warns the EU against ‘serious escalation’ of post-Brexit row over City firms

Bank of England chief Andrew Bailey warns the EU against ‘serious escalation’ of post-Brexit row over City firms, warning that its attempts to force them to relocate in the eurozone would be of ‘dubious legality’ Andrew Bailey faced MPs on the Treasury Committee this afternoon Europe’s top banks asked to justify why they should be … Read more

Bank of England boss launches broadside at EU over finance industry rules

Bank of England boss launches broadside at EU over finance industry rules and says it would be a risk to cut off the City of London over demands on standards Andrew Bailey warned the Eu that the UK will not become a ‘rule-taker’ nation Bank of England governor was speaking during annual speech to City … Read more

Bank of England chief Andrew Bailey tried to remove his name from report into savings scandal

Bank of England chief Andrew Bailey tried to remove his name from a damning report into a £237m savings scandal – as MPs call for a full inquiry Andrew Bailey ran the Financial Conduct Authority until March He was named and shamed in probe into watchdog’s handling of London Capital & Finance disaster Scandal saw … Read more

UK government ‘could have gone BUST’ without B of E bailout

Government could have effectively gone BUST if the Bank of England had not bailed it out at the start of coronavirus crisis, says governor Andrew Bailey Andrew Bailey said government could have gone bust without Bank stepping in UK borrowing soared as the coronavirus crisis took its grip around the world Public debt is now … Read more

Bank of England pumps another £100BILLION into UK economy

Bank of England pumps another £100BILLION into UK economy: Cash-printing measures now hit £745billion in bid to stave off coronavirus economic meltdown The Bank of England believes the UK could face its worst recession in 300 years The UK economy has been significantly impacted during the coronavirus crisis Statistics reveal UK inflation fell to a … Read more

Bank of England’s cash-printing programme ‘could hit £1trillion during coronavirus crisis’ 

Bank of England’s cash-printing programme ‘could hit £1trillion during coronavirus crisis’ The Bank of England believes the UK could face its worst recession in 300 years The Bank’s money-printing programme could hit £1 trillion during the pandemic The UK economy has been significantly impacted during the coronavirus crisis Statistics reveal UK inflation fell to a … Read more

Bank of England chief warns coronavirus recovery will be tough

THIRD of UK workforce is being subsidised by the government and job adverts fall by 50% – as Bank of England chief warns coronavirus recovery will be ‘tough’ Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has warned on hopes of bounceback New figures show online job adverts have fallen by half between March and May Around … Read more