The Invisible Economy
Understanding the forces shaping our digital future.
Minutes of the Securities Lending Committee meeting – March 2025
The Securities Lending Committee is a forum for market participants and authorities to discuss the UK securities lending market.
Tourism to the US is tanking. Flight Centre is facing a $100m hit as a result
Doubletree Studio/ShutterstockFlight Centre, one of the world’s largest travel agencies, has warned it could lose more than A$100 million in earnings this year, citing weakening demand for travel to the United States.
Bank of England teams up with The University of Manchester to improve access to economics in schools
A new partnership, launched at The University of Manchester today, will see existing teachers offered training to deliver A Level economics alongside their core subject.
Bank's renewed RTGS service goes live
On 28 April 2025, our renewed RTGS service - known as RT2 - went live.
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The Intangibles Era
The future of work is already here—but our social policies are stuck in the past.
Cyberattacks: how companies can communicate effectively after being hit
In its latest annual publication, insurance group Hiscox surveyed more than 2,000 cybersecurity managers in eight countries including France. Two thirds of the companies in the survey reported having been the victim of a cyberattack between mid-August 2023 and September 2024, a 15% increase over the previous period.
Why monetary policy should crack down harder during high inflation
The recent surge in inflation has led to a significant increase in the frequency of price changes, making prices more flexible. Conventional models assume a constant price change frequency, but in state-dependent models the frequency varies with economic conditions. Price flexibility has an impact on the effectiveness of monetary policy. In high inflation periods, frequent price changes make monetary policy more effective in reducing inflation with less impact on economic activity. Therefore, monetary policy should be more aggressive during such periods to stabilise prices efficiently.
New survey shows business outlook is weakening and uncertainty rising as the trade war bites
Vivid Brands/ShutterstockUncertainty is everywhere these days.
There is even uncertainty about the uncertainty.
The Reserve Bank of Australia, for example, noted in the minutes from its April 1 meeting:
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