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Thursday, March 19, 2026
TopicBank of England

Topic: Bank of England

Highest rate hike by Bank of England since 1995, country warned of long recession ahead

England’s consumer inflation hit a 40-year high of 9.4% in June, over 4 times the Bank’s 2% target. Putin’s weaponisation of gas supplies will drive inflation even higher, some feared.

Funding for Lending: RBI could now turn to Bank of England for ideas to revive growth

RBI has so far taken a leaf each from the US Fed & ECB’s books to manage bond yields using unconventional tools, as inflation keeps it from cutting rates.

Climate change threatening global financial stability is a wake-up call for central banks

From disruption to supply routes due to higher temperatures to rising sea levels, drought & land degradation increasing migration, extreme weather is causing economic shocks.

The importance of being George Soros – billionaire with own foreign policy

As the world scrambles to regulate George Soros, the Hugarian-American investor continues to cheat the system to fund philanthropic projects.

Raghuram Rajan in race to become next Bank of England Governor

Rajan is the only outsider among the top contenders in the running to replace Mark Carney, the present Governor of Bank of England.

Two gods of central banking will bequeath future to mere mortals

Mario Draghi and Mark Carney know how to make an entrance, and leave pretty big shoes to fill in when they exit their European banking offices.

On Camera

Strait of Hormuz crisis shows limits of US, say Chinese. ‘India most vulnerable’

Chinese online discourse situates the crisis within a broader geopolitical context, particularly the hesitancy of US allies to support Washington.

Amid supply crunch, govt offers 10% additional commercial LPG to states. But there’s a condition

India faces LPG shortage amid supply disruptions from Strait of Hormuz closure due to prolonged West Asia conflict.

Indian borders to US schools, Indian firm bags orders to supply surveillance drones to Texas schools

The company had secured orders worth over Rs 100 crore from the Indian Army in November last year. Its UAVs are deployed along India’s borders with Pakistan & China.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.