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Sunday, October 12, 2025
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

Zubeen Garg saga is resembling Sushant Singh Rajput. Did we not learn our lesson?

Oceans sit between the Assamese singer and the Bollywood actor. But what their deaths reveal is a study in human behaviour as performed in the public sphere.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.