Central Bank Speeches

Monetary Policy Summary, May 2022 The MPC sets monetary policy to meet the 2% inflation target, and in a way that helps to sustain growth and employment. At its meeting ending on 4 May 2022, the MPC...

Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB,Luis de Guindos, Vice-President of the ECB Amsterdam, 9 June 2022 Good afternoon, the Vice-President and I welcome you to our press conference. I would like to...

Monetary Policy Summary, March 2022 The Bank of England condemns Russia’s unprovoked invasion and the suffering inflicted on Ukraine. The Bank is working closely with the UK Government to...

It’s a pleasure to be here this evening, and let’s take the fact that we are able to be here as a positive sign of things to come. Adrian, it’s timely to recall that, early on in the...

Monetary policy decisions 3 February 2022 The Governing Council confirmed the decisions taken at its monetary policy meeting last December. Pandemic emergency purchase programme (PEPP) In the first...

Monetary Policy Summary, February 2022 The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) sets monetary policy to meet the 2% inflation target, and in a way that helps to sustain growth and...

Indicators of economic activity and employment have continued to strengthen. The sectors most adversely affected by the pandemic have improved in recent months but are being affected by the recent...

The Governing Council judges that the progress on economic recovery and towards its medium-term inflation target permits a step-by-step reduction in the pace of its asset purchases over the coming...

Monetary Policy Summary, December 2021 The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) sets monetary policy to meet the 2% inflation target, and in a way that helps to sustain growth and...

The Federal Reserve is committed to using its full range of tools to support the U.S. economy in this challenging time, thereby promoting its maximum employment and price stability goals. With...