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Published on July 15, 2025 - 13:38 GMT

Minutes of the London FXJSC Main Committee Meeting - 13 March 2025

Minutes Item 1 – Welcome and Apologies Vicky Saporta (Chair, Bank of England) welcomed Oliver Brennan (BNP Paribas) as a guest presenter. Ms Saporta also welcomed Andrea Rosen (Bank of England), Scott Harman and Simon Jones (London Stock Exchange Group) as …

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Published on July 11, 2025 - 03:39 GMT

Weathering the storm: stability in a changing climate - speech by Sarah Breeden

Introduction I wanted to start by saying what an honour it is to speak this evening at the annual Chapman Barrigan lecture. It is always special to come together to celebrate trailblazing women. And this series is a wonderful tribute to and legacy for …

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Published on July 11, 2025 - 03:30 GMT

Artificial Intelligence Consortium minutes – May 2025

Co-chairs & Moderators Breeden, Sarah – Bank of England Pritchard, Sarah – Financial Conduct Authority Members Ahmed, Ratul – Commerzbank AG Beliossi, Giovanni – Axyon AI SRL Bhatti, Tanveer – Revolut Buchanan, Bonnie Gai – University of Surrey …

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Published on July 10, 2025 - 02:48 GMT

The Bank of England fines Vocalink Limited £11,900,000 for a compliance failure

News release The Bank of England (the “Bank”) has fined Vocalink Limited (“Vocalink”) £11,900,000 in respect of a compliance failure under section 196 of the Banking Act 2009 (the “Act”). This is the first time the Bank has fined a financial market …

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Published on July 9, 2025 - 13:28 GMT

Financial Stability Report - July 2025

Financial Stability Report Summary The Financial Policy Committee (FPC) seeks to ensure the UK financial system is prepared for, and resilient to, the wide range of risks it could face – so that the system is able to absorb rather than amplify shocks, and …

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Published on July 9, 2025 - 12:53 GMT

Financial Policy Committee Record – July 2025

Headline judgements and policy actions Risks and uncertainty associated with geopolitical tensions, global fragmentation of trade and financial markets, and pressures on sovereign debt markets are still elevated. Some geopolitical risks have crystalised. …

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Published on July 7, 2025 - 15:00 GMT

Lloyd’s managing agent authorisation process to be streamlined to support growth

News release The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Society of Lloyd’s (‘Lloyd’s’) have agreed changes to streamline the process of regulatory approval for Lloyd’s managing agents, intended to reduce the …

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Published on July 3, 2025 - 19:37 GMT

Monthly Decision Maker Panel data - June 2025

The June DMP survey was conducted between 6 and 20 June and received 2,129 responses. Firms reported that their realised own-price growth remained unchanged at an average annual rate of 3.5% in the three months to June. Note that the DMP covers own prices …

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Published on July 3, 2025 - 19:37 GMT

Bank Liabilities Survey - 2025 Q2

This annex provides further details of the questions referred to in the main text. Terminology and general definitions The following terms are used within the report: Cost – the cost to the issuing bank of raising money via the specified form of funding. …

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Published on July 3, 2025 - 19:32 GMT

The meaning of reserve currency − remarks by Andrew Bailey

It is a great pleasure to have the opportunity to make some remarks this afternoon. This is not just to be able to follow a fascinating and timely lecture, but also because I worked for Andrew Crockett at the Bank of England nearly 40 years ago. Andrew was …

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Published on July 2, 2025 - 19:43 GMT

Building tomorrow’s markets: the digitalisation of finance − speech by Sasha Mills

Thank you for inviting me to speak at City Week again this year, it is a pleasure to be back. Building a digital financial system that realises the benefits of new technologies, coexists with existing technologies and supports innovation to explore and …

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Published on July 2, 2025 - 19:43 GMT

Unexpected curves − remarks by Alan Taylor

Introduction Why do central banks talk about their decisions in public? For a long time, monetary policy was decided and implemented behind closed curtains. In my view, there are two reasons why that is not a good idea: First, we explain our decisions and …

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Published on July 2, 2025 - 06:20 GMT

Bank of England launches consultation on future banknote designs

News release The Bank of England is asking the public to give their views on what theme they would like to see represented in the design of the next series of banknotes – through a consultation launching today (2 July 2025). Our banknotes have showcased …

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Published on July 1, 2025 - 19:55 GMT

Synchronisation and beyond: enabling the next wave of financial innovation − speech by Victoria Cleland

Our strategy for our renewed RTGS service RT2 Wholesale payments are the lifeblood of financial markets, which themselves play an essential role in enabling investment and economic growth. At the Bank, we are taking a keen interest in how emerging …

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Published on June 27, 2025 - 11:30 GMT

Evaluation of horizon scanning

Summary The Bank is faced with a turbulent and uncertain world. As a result, it needs to scan the horizon to understand and explore potential developments that could reshape the challenges it faces. These span not just the wide range of policy tasks a …

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Published on June 27, 2025 - 11:30 GMT

IEO horizon scanning evaluation: Bank response

The Bank of England welcomes the Independent Evaluation Office’s (IEO’s) evaluation of its approach to horizon scanning and accepts its recommendations. We are in an era characterised by rapid change, complexity, uncertainty, and more frequent global …

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Published on June 27, 2025 - 11:30 GMT

IEO evaluation of horizon scanning

Foreword from the Chair of Court Central banks operate in a turbulent and unpredictable world. Decisions are made in an external environment of rapidly changing forces, where the future is uncertain, the effects of a given cause can be hard to predict and …

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Published on June 27, 2025 - 00:40 GMT

From trading floors to policy calls: the value and evolution of our interactions with financial markets − speech by Andrea Rosen

Good morning, and thanks for the opportunity to speak at this very timely conference. I joined the Bank of England in 2020 after many years working in financial markets. My time at the Bank has not been calm. But it has been fascinating, and I have been …

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Published on June 27, 2025 - 00:40 GMT

The UK economy in an unpredictable world – speech by Andrew Bailey

There is a lot going on in the world around us. Escalation of the conflict in the Middle East drove up energy prices in the past few weeks but in the last few days they have come back down again. Global trade policies remain unpredictable. These are things …

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Published on June 27, 2025 - 00:40 GMT

The Bank of England's supervision of financial market infrastructures - Annual Report 2025

Today (26 June) the Bank published its Financial Market Infrastructure Report. The financial market infrastructure firms (FMIs) supervised by the Bank offer services to individuals and businesses that are critical to the smooth operation of the UK …

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