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  • The impact of banking crises

    The blog has been searching the websites of the major central banks, such as the IMF, World Bank, Federal Reserve and Bank of England, for research on the history of credit crises. Several readers, including Paul Noble of Parsons Brinckerhoff, have also kindly forwarded helpful studies. The most comprehensive...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 12-28-2008

  • Bank of England cuts to 3%, warns on deflation

    UK interest rates have just been cut by 1.5% to 3%. The Bank of England had been very concerned about inflation, currently at 5.2%, compared to a target of 2%. But the Bank now sees no danger from inflation in the future. Instead, it is warning that there is "a substantial risk of undershooting...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 11-06-2008

  • ‘Largest ever peacetime liquidity crisis’ says Bank of England

    Its not often that one gets clear statements from central bankers. Today’s comment from the Bank of England’s Deputy Governor that the credit crunch was ‘an accident waiting to happen’ is truly remarkable for its clarity. She also gives the best one sentence summary that I have seen on the background...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 02-26-2008

  • UK banks follow US lead in tightening credit

    The Bank of England’s quarterly survey of corporate credit conditions , published today, shows that companies are finding it harder to get credit, and that rates are rising. This is in spite of the massive liquidity injections made by the Bank over the past 6 months, and its 0.5% interest rate cut. The...
    Posted to ICIS Blogs (Weblog) by Anonymous on 02-13-2008
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