Bank of England

Two No Connection Events Connects to a Concerning Message

According to an article published in Shipping Insight, two separate and unconnected events took place might have a disconcerting message for ship operators who may have far more on their mind than preparing for a future that is still shrouded in fog.

First Event

At an ICS webinar, Graham Westgarth the chairman of V Ships tried to layout a route for shipping to navigate towards the IMO’s decarbonisation targets. Westgarth voiced what many in shipping have always thought but which few were prepared...

https://mfame.guru/two-no-connection-events-connects-to-a-concerning-message/

The Bank of England nearly financed the deficit. Does it matter? Federal Reserve Covid recovery plan

The Bank of England nearly financed the deficit. Does it matter? Federal Reserve Covid recovery plan

Friday 22 January 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.3.5

Commentary: The Bank of England nearly financed the deficit. Does it matter?

By Chris Papadopoullos in London

When the UK government announced a rise in the amount it could borrow from the Ways and Means facility, a slew of articles on monetary financing followed. The question over monetary financing is interesting but largely irrelevant. The real question is...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/01/22/the-bank-of-england-nearly-financed-the-deficit-does-it-matter-federal-reserve-covid-recovery-plan/

ECB sets the December table, European tales of drama and entanglement

ECB sets the December table, European tales of drama and entanglement

Tuesday 17 November 2020  – Vol.11 Ed.47.2

Commentary: ECB sets the December table

By Danae Kyriakopoulou in London

The European Central Bank, said Executive Board Member Yves Mersch, stands ready to ‘adjust all its instruments to the present circumstances’. Even with the pandemic emergency purchase programme, asset purchase programme and targeted long-term refinancing operations on the table, there are limits to what monetary...

https://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2020/11/17/ecb-sets-the-december-table-european-tales-of-drama-and-entanglement/

Seven lessons for a British Investment Bank, Consequences of success and failure – Making a modern central bank

Seven lessons for a British Investment Bank, Consequences of success and failure – Making a modern central bank

Thursday 12 November 2020    –     Vol.11 Ed.46.4

Commentary: Lessons for a British Investment Bank

By Suma Chakrabarti in London

The case for a British Investment Bank is becoming increasingly compelling. The UK’s levelling up agenda, loss of funding from the EIB after Brexit, the notorious shyness of private capital to invest for the national good and pressures on the long-term public...

https://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2020/11/12/seven-lessons-for-a-british-investment-bank-consequences-of-success-and-failure-making-a-modern-central-bank/

Capital markets look beyond EU, Fed divided, and what Lyons could bring to the Bank

Capital markets look beyond EU, Fed divided, and what Lyons could bring to the Bank

THE WEEKEND REVIEW

Latest opinion and analysis from OMFIF around the world

16-20 September 2019, Vol.10 Ed.38
Most-Read Commentary
Capital markets look beyond EU:One field for UK-Europe co-operation that is vital for both sides is financial regulation. The UK wishes to maintain robust links to the European capital markets union project, a field in which the City of London believes it has considerable expertise to...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/09/21/capital-markets-look-beyond-eu-fed-divided-and-what-lyons-could-bring-to-the-bank/

Bank of England, Progress on Brexit, and Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Donald Kohn

Roundtable discussion with Donald Kohn, Member of the Financial Policy Committee, Bank of England
Wednesday 7 November, 12:15 GMT
London

A roundtable discussion with Donald Kohn, member of the Financial Policy Committee at the Bank of England and vice-chairman of the Federal Reserve (2006-10). Topics of discussion include macroprudential policies and their efficacy in monitoring risks and vulnerabilities in the financial system, and the implications of the structural transformation of...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/30/bank-of-england-progress-on-brexit-and-federal-reserve-bank-of-new-york/

No ‘competitive devaluation’ in China, The efficacy of macroprudential policies

Commentary: No ‘competitive devaluation’ in China

By Mark Sobel in Washington

When the Trump administration asserts that China steals intellectual property, violates foreign investor rights, engages in wholesale subsidisation of the economy, and raises questions about industrial policy pursuant to ‘Made in China 2025’, it stands on solid ground. Assertions about ‘competitive devaluations’ by China, however, do not stand up to scrutiny. The renminbi’s decline primarily reflects a strong US economy...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/12/no-competitive-devaluation-in-china-the-efficacy-of-macroprudential-policies/

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