Economy May 11 Bank of England raises interest rates to highest level since 2008 By Pan Pylas, Associated Press
Economy Sep 28 Bank of England intervenes in market to halt economic crisis The move Wednesday comes after the government spooked investors with a program of unfunded tax cuts, sending the pound tumbling and the cost of government debt soaring. By Danica Kirka, Jill Lawless, Associated Press
Economy Aug 04 Bank of England predicts UK recession at the end of the year The central bank forecasts that the war in Ukraine will fuel further inflation and tip the U.K. economy into a prolonged recession. By Danica Kirka, Associated Press
Economy Jul 07 Watch 7:49 Brexit or no, former central banker says global financial system needs fixes The pound and European markets took big hits when the United Kingdom voted to leave the EU. Economics correspondent Paul Solman talks to Mervyn King, the former head of the Bank of England and the author of “The End of… By PBS News Hour
Economy Jun 24 Watch 7:30 Will other countries follow Brexit example and shun globalization? Thursday’s successful Brexit vote holds great consequences for economies worldwide, with some analysts warning that departure from the EU could plunge Britain back into a recession that might in turn spread to other countries. For more on the financial implications… By PBS News Hour
Nov 17 Economics is Missing A Funny Bone | An Interview With ‘Merle Hazard’ By Elizabeth Shell The [Fed's announcement](http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2010/11/fed-slow-growth-disappointing-will-engage-in-second-round-of-quantitiative-easing.html) of another round of so-called "quantitative easing" (QE2) is much in the news. Basically, it's an announced commitment to create $600 billion dollars or more of new "Federal reserves" - i.e., U.S. dollars - and [pump them… Continue reading
Dec 04 Global Banks Chop Interest Rates as Crisis Grows By Admin, PBS News Hour More central banks across the world cut interest rates Thursday, hoping to quash a global economic slump that is spreading faster than policymakers had anticipated. Continue reading