Speeches - By Date

Here are the details of speeches made by Bank personnel which have been made available to the public in 2008.

2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
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2008

09.12.08 The Current Downturn - A Bust Without a Boom? (67k)
Speech by Andrew Sentance at MPR Monetary Policy and the Markets Conference Chandos House, London

25.11.08 The Structure of Regulation:
Lessons from the Crisis of 2007 (30k)
Comments by Paul Tucker at the LSE's Financial Markets Group conference on 3 March 2008

22.11.08 Some Lessons for Monetary Policy from the Recent Financial Turmoil (30k)
Remarks by Charles Bean at a conference on Globalisation, Inflation and Monetary Policy in Istanbul

19.11.08 Learning from the Financial Crisis (308k)
Speech by Sir John Gieve at the European Business School London, 2008 Europe in the World Lecture Panel Discussion

18.11.08 Concluding Remarks on the Royal Economic Society Public Lecture 2008 (36k)
Speech by Timothy Besley at the Royal Institution, London
Making Monetary Policy Work (270k)
Background paper referred to in the speech above

29.10.08 Where next for the UK economy? (266k)
Accompanying slides (308k)
Speech by David Blanchflower at the Keynes College, University of Kent

28.10.08 Some Current Issues in UK Monetary Policy (92k)
Speech by Timothy Besley at the UBS Conference centre, London

28.10.08 Rebuilding Confidence in the Financial System (124k)
Speech by Sir John Gieve at the BBA's 12th Annual Supervision Conference, Grange City Hotel, London

21.10.08 Speech by Mervyn King, Governor (39k)
To the CBI, Institute of Directors, Leeds Chamber of Commerce and Yorkshire Forward at the Royal Armouries, Leeds

13.10.08 Prospects for the UK Economy and Challenges for Monetary Policy (77k)
Speech by Andrew Sentance at a Market News International Seminar, London

25.09.08
Global Influences on UK Interest Rates (64k)
Speech by Kate Barker given at a meeting of the North West Chief Executives’ Club in Wilmslow

24.09.08
Monetary Policy: Sticking to the Basics (41k)
Speech by Andrew Sentance to the Leicester Chamber of Commerce Gala Dinner

22.09.08 The Credit Crunch and the UK economy (63k)
Speech by Sir John Gieve to the Family Office Leadership Summit

18.09.08 All Along The Watchtower (105k)
Speech by Spencer Dale to Dover & District Chamber of Commerce

12.09.08 Money and Credit, Twelve Months On (108k)
Speech by Paul Tucker at the Money Macroeconomics and Finance Research Group 40th Annual Conference 2008, Birkbeck College

31.07.08
Discussant Remarks by Paul Tucker (30k)
Remarks on a paper given by Alan Blinder "Making Monetary Policy by Committee" at a Bank of Canada Conference on "International Experience with the Conduct of Monetary Policy Under Inflation Targeting" held on 22-23 July 2008

24.07.08 Business Surveys and Monetary Policy (24k)
Accompanying slides (369k)
Speech by the Deputy Governor, Charles Bean at the CBI Industrial Trends Survey 50th Anniversary Reception, Centre Point, London

18.07.08 The Financial Cycle and the UK Economy (84k)
Speech by Sir John Gieve at the London Stock Exchange

15.07.08 Global Inflation: How Big A Threat? (87k)
Speech by Andrew Sentance at the 38th International Pensions Conference, Windsor

14.07.08 Financial Innovation: What Have We Learnt? (95k)
Paper co-authored by Nigel Jenkinson, Executive Director, Financial Stability, Adrian Penalver and Nicholas Vause presented at the Reserve Bank of Australia Conference 2008, New South Wales, Australia

19.06.08 A Tale of Two Cycles (70k)
Speech by the Deputy Governor, Sir John Gieve to the North East Chamber of Commerce Durham Tees Valley Dinner

18.06.08 Mansion House Dinner (27k)
Speech by the Governor, Mervyn King, at the Lord Mayor’s Banquet for Bankers and Merchants of the City of London at the Mansion House

13.06.08 Remarks by Paul Tucker (27k)
Given at a Chatham House Conference on "The New Financial Frontiers" in London on 29 April 2008

10.06.08 Banking and the Bank of England (43k)
Speech by the Governor, Mervyn King to the British Bankers Association, London

29.04.08 Inflation, Expectations and Monetary Policy (167k)
Speech by David Blanchflower at the Royal Society, George Street, Edinburgh.
Macroeconomic Literacy, Numeracy and the Implications for Monetary Policy (339k)
Accompanying paper

24.04.08 Strengthening Regimes for Controlling Liquidity Risk: Some Lessons from the Recent Turmoil (117k)
Speech by Nigel Jenkinson at the Euromoney Conference on Liquidity and Funding Risk Management,
at the Hyatt Regency London

23.04.08 Does Sterling Still Matter for Monetary Policy? (101k)
Speech by Andrew Sentance to the Confederation of British Industry at Centre Point in London

22.04.08 Inflation and the Global Economy (179k)
Speech by Tim Besley at the Canada-UK Chamber of Commerce, London.

17.04.08 Walking the Tightrope:
Prospects for the UK Economy (181k)
Speech by Charles Bean to Members of the Community of the Ismaili Centre

02.04.08 Monetary Policy and the Financial System (30k)
Remarks by Paul Tucker to the Institutional Money Market Funds Association Annual Dinner

31.03.08 Extract from a speech to the Bank of Israel, Jerusalem (20k)
Given by the Governor, Mervyn King

14.03.08 Sovereign Wealth Funds and Global Imbalances (339k)
Speech by Sir John Gieve at the Sovereign Wealth Management conference in London

27.02.08 The Return of the Credit Cycle: Old Lessons in New Markets (77k)
Speech by Sir John Gieve at the Euromoney Bond Investors Congress in London

26.02.08 The State of the Economy (164k)
Speech by Rachel Lomax to the Institute of Economic Affairs 25th Anniversary Conference

21.02.08 How Big is the Risk of Recession? (52k)
Speech by Andrew Sentance to the Devon and Cornwall Business Council in Exeter

19.02.08 Policy Dilemmas (66k)
Speech given by Kate Barker at the North Staffordshire Chamber President's Dinner

18.02.08
Financial Markets and Household Consumption (225k)
Speech given by Tim Besley at the Institute for Fiscal Studies in London
Household External Finance and Consumption (243k)
Accompanying paper

22.01.08 Speech by Mervyn King, Governor (37k)
Given at a dinner hosted by the CBI and the IoD South West at the Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol

17.01.08 The Impact of the Financial Market Disruption on the UK Economy (238k)
Speech given by Sir John Gieve to the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry