David Milliken

Exclusive: UK business lobby makes U-turn over Scottish anti-independence campaign

August 25, 2021 at 4:20 a.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's most prominent business lobby group wants to reverse its decision to be an official campaigner against Scottish independence, after some of its members quit over its...

Fed bond buying twice as effective on growth as BoE’s: research

August 25, 2021 at 4:05 a.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - Bond purchases by the U.S. Federal Reserve have been twice as effective at boosting economic output as those by the Bank of England, research by a BoE...

ECB models trillion euro asset purchase program: newspaper

August 25, 2021 at 3:42 a.m.

CERNOBBIO, Italy/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank has modelled the effects of buying a trillion Euros of assets to ward off deflation, a German newspaper reported on Friday, a...

Bank of England readies tools to rein in risky mortgage lending

December 23, 2018 at 10:38 p.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England urged banks on Thursday to consider the risk of future spikes in interest rates when they approve mortgages, and prepared tools to rein...

UK 30-year debt suffers biggest fall since November on Fed and pension hit

August 25, 2021 at 3:11 a.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - British 30-year government bonds suffered their sharpest fall since November on Thursday as the prospect of higher U.S. interest rates compounded damage from pension changes announced in...

Bank of England shake-up may trigger rate-setter changes

November 4, 2021 at 1:27 a.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - Governor Mark Carney's first big shake-up of the Bank of England could set off changes on its interest rate-setting committee, with markets chief Paul Fisher at risk...

UK expected to name next BoE deputy governor on Tuesday: source

August 25, 2021 at 3:02 a.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's finance ministry is set to name a new Bank of England deputy governor for monetary policy to replace Charlie Bean on Tuesday, a source familiar with...

Bank of England shake-up may trigger rate-setter changes

December 23, 2018 at 10:52 p.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - Governor Mark Carney's first big shake-up of the Bank of England could set off changes on its interest rate-setting committee, with markets chief Paul Fisher at risk...

Bank of England’s McCafferty would fear further sterling rise

December 23, 2018 at 10:09 p.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - Further sterling strength would be a worry and could potentially make the Bank of England delay raising interest rates, BoE policymaker Ian McCafferty said in some of...

Britain on track to meet budget goal despite tax shortfall

December 23, 2018 at 10:00 p.m.

LONDON (Reuters) - Lower income and corporation tax receipts dragged Britain's public finances to a much smaller than usual seasonal surplus in January, but the government still looks on track...

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