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2008

pdf icon Inflation, Expectations and Monetary Policy (167k)
Speech by David Blanchflower, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, given at the Royal Society, George Street, Edinburgh on 29 April 2008.
pdf icon Macroeconomic Literacy, Numeracy and the Implications for Monetary Policy (339k)
Accompanying paper to the above speech.

Does Sterling Still Matter for Monetary Policy? (101k)
Speech by Andrew Sentance to the Confederation of British Industry at Centre Point in London on 23 April 2008

Inflation and the Global Economy (179k)
Speech by Tim Besley at the Canada-UK Chamber of Commerce, London on 22 April 2008

Walking the Tightrope: Prospects for the UK Economy (181k)
Speech by Charles Bean to Members of the Community of the Ismaili Centre on 17 April 2008

Monetary Policy and the Financial System (30k)
Remarks by Paul Tucker to the Institutional Money Market Funds Association Annual Dinner on 2 April 2008

Download pdf Extract from a speech to the Bank of Israel, Jerusalem (20k)
Given by the Governor, Mervyn King on 31 March 2008

Download pdf The State of the Economy (164k)
Speech given by Rachel Lomax to the Institute of Economic Affairs 25th Anniversary Conference on 26 February 2008

How Big is the Risk of Recession? (52k)
Speech given by Andrew Sentance to the Devon and Cornwall Business Council in Exeter on 21 February 2008

Download pdf Policy Dilemmas (66k)
Speech given by Kate Barker at the North Staffordshire Chamber President's Dinner on 19 February 2008

Financial Markets and Household Consumption (225k)
Speech given by Tim Besley at the Institute for Fiscal Studies in London on 18 February 2008
Household External Finance and Consumption (243k)
Accompanying paper to the above speech

pdf icon Speech by Mervyn King, Governor (37k)
Given at a dinner hosted by the IoD South West and the CBI at the Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol on 22 January 2008

pdf icon 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 on 17 January 2008

2007

pdf icon Money and Credit: Banking and the Macroeconomy (373k)
Speech given by Paul Tucker at the Monetary Policy and the Markets Conference, London on 13 December 2007

pdf icon A Tale of Two Shocks:
Global Challenges for UK Monetary Policy
(86k)
Speech given by Andrew Sentance at the University of Warwick Alumni, London on 27 November 2007.

pdf icon Current Monetary Policy Issues (32k)
Speech given by Rachel Lomax to Hull & Humber Chamber of Commerce, at KC Football Stadium, Hull on 22 November 2007.

pdf icon Risk, Uncertainty and Monetary Policy (191k)
Speech given by Charles Bean to Dow Jones at City Club in Old Broad Street on 31 October 2007.

pdf icon Fear, Unemployment and Migration (75k)
Esmée Fairbairn Memorial Lecture given by David Blanchflower at Lancaster University on 30 October 2007.

Download pdf Financial Instability and UK Monetary Policy (52k)
Speech by Kate Barker to the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales on 23 October 2007.

Download pdf Trends in European labour markets and preferences over unemployment and inflation (493k)
Speech by David Blanchflower at a Dresdner Kleinwort Seminar on European Labour Markets and Implications for Inflation and Policy on 27 September 2007.
Download pdf Is unemployment more costly than inflation? (706k)
Paper referred to in speech above.

Download pdf The Global Economy and UK Inflations (76k)
Speech by Andrew Sentance at an event organised by the Leeds Financial Services Initiative on 24 September 2007.

Download pdf Uncertainty, Policy and Financial Markets (177k)
Speech by Sir John Gieve at a Market News event in London on 24 July 2007.

 Consumption and Interest Rates (65k)
Speech by Tim Besley, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee to the Centre for Economic Policy Research and the Economic and Social Research Council at Chartered Accountants' Hall on 19 July 2007.

pdf icon "The Meaning of Internal Balance" Thirty Years On (172k)
Speech by Charles Bean, Chief Economist and Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, at the James Meade Centenary conference on 13 July 2007.

pdf icon UK Monetary Policy: Good for Business? (90k)
Speech by Andrew Sentance to an audience hosted by Dow Jones in London on 10 July 2007.

pdf icon Entrepreneurship in the UK (456k)
Speech by David Blanchflower at the Max Planck Summer Institute in Berlin on 9 July 2007.

 London, Money and the UK Economy (109k)
Speech by Sir John Gieve at the University of Surrey, Guildford on 26 June 2007.

 Central Banking and Political Economy: The Example of the UK's Monetary Policy Committee (65k)
Speech by Paul Tucker at a conference on Inflation Targeting, Central Bank Independence and Transparency at the University of Cambridge on 15 June 2007.

Download pdf Speech by Mervyn King, Governor (36k)
To a CBI Dinner, Wales on 11 June 2007.

Download pdf Bernard Corry Memorial Lecture by David Blanchflower: Recent Developments in the UK Economy - the Economics of Walking About (191k)
Given at Queen Mary, University of London on 30 May 2007

Download pdf The MPC Ten Years On (165k)
Lecture by Mervyn King, Governor, to the Society of Business Economists on 2 May 2007

 A Perspective on Recent Monetary and Financial System Developments (61k)
Speech by Paul Tucker at a Merrill Lynch conference for hedge funds on 26 April 2007.

 Interest Rate Changes - Too many or too few? (110k)
Speech by Kate Barker at CBI North East Dinner on 20 March 2007.

The Changing Pattern of Savings: Implications for Growth and Inflation (79k)
Speech by Andrew Sentance at the Royal Bank of Scotland/Scottish Society Economics Lecture on 15 March 2007.

The MPC Comes of Age (47k)
Speech by Rachel Lomax at the De Montfort University, Leicester on 28 February 2007.

Recent Developments in the UK Labour Market (212k)
Speech by Professor David Blanchflower at the University of Stirling on 26 February 2007.

Speech on the Economic Outlook (24k)
Charles Bean to a business audience at the
Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield on 21 February 2007.

Speech by Mervyn King, Governor (35k)
To the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet
on 23 January 2007.

Inflation and the Service Sector (142k)
Speech by Professor Timothy Besley to the Cardiff Breakfast Club on 18 January 2007.

Inflation and the Supply Side of the UK Economy (129k)
Speech by Andrew Sentance at Bloomberg City Gate House on 16 January 2007.

The Impact of Recent Migration from Eastern Europe on the UK Economy (292k)
Paper by David Blanchflower
A shortened version of this paper was given as a speech at a lunch for members of the Cambridgeshire Chamber of Commerce on 4 January 2007.

2006

Perspectives on Current Monetary Policy (42k)
Speech by Rachel Lomax to the Cardiff Business Club on 27 November 2006.

Speech by Mervyn King, Governor (21k)
at the Best of the Black Country Awards in Wolverhampton on 16 November 2006.

International Monetary Stability – Can The IMF Make a Difference? (51k)
Lecture by Rachel Lomax at the Gam Gilbert De Botton Award Lecture on 1 November 2006.

Trusting in Money: From Kirkcaldy to the MPC
The Adam Smith Lecture 2006
(72k)
Speech by the Governor in Kirkcaldy, Scotland on 29 October 2006.

"Globalisation and Inflation" (44k)
Speech by Charles Bean to the LSE Economics Society, London School of Economics on 24 October 2006.
Accompanying PowerPoint Slides (124k)

Speech by Mervyn King, Governor (35k)
Given at the Great Hall in Winchester on 10 October 2006

Reflections on my first four votes on the MPC (131k)
Speech by Professor David Blanchflower at breakfast with contacts of the Bank's Agency in Wales on 27 September 2006

The Puzzle of UK Business Investment (47k)
Speech by Sir John Gieve at the University of the West of England on 26 September 2006

Jackson Hole Symposium (99k)
Comments by Charles Bean in response to a paper by Ken Rogoff – "Impact of Globalization on Monetary Policy" in Wyoming, USA on 26 August 2006

Stability and Change (123k)
Speech by Sir John Gieve to the Engineering Employers' Federation North West on 20 July 2006

Speech at a dinner hosted by Scottish Financial Enterprise (SFE) and Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce (ECC) (110k)
Speech by Mervyn King, Governor in Scotland
on 12 June 2006

Reflections on Operating Inflation Targeting (148k)
Paper delivered by Paul Tucker at the Graduate School of Business of the University of Chicago on 25 May 2006

Uncertainty, the Implementation of Monetary Policy and the Management of Risk (671k)
Speech by Paul Tucker to the Association of Corporate Treasurers in Newport on 19 May 2006

A Shift in the Balance of Risks (128k)
Speech by David Walton at a lunch organised by the Bank of England’s Central Southern Agency on 18 May 2006.

Speech by Kate Barker (137k)
At a CBI West Midlands 2006 Economic Dinner in Birmingham
on 21 March 2006

Has Oil Lost the Capacity to Shock? (230k)
Speech by David Walton, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, to the University of Warwick Graduates' Association Senior Directors' Forum in London
on 23 February 2006

Monetary Policy, Demand and Inflation (192k)
Speech by Stephen Nickell, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee. A shortened version of this speech was given at a private lunch in London for contacts of the Bank of England’s South East and East Anglia Agency on 31 January 2006.

Central Bank Communications: Best Practices in Advanced Economies (114k)
Speech by Richard Lambert, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, at the IMF Sponsored Regional Seminar on Central Bank Communications in Mumbai, India on 23 January 2006

Speech at a Dinner for Kent Business Contacts in Conjunction with the Kent Messenger Group/Kent Business (103k)
Speech by Mervyn King, Governor
in Ashford, Kent on 16 January 2006

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2005

“Monetary Policy: Significant Issues of Today” (166k)
Speech by Sir Andrew Large, Deputy Governor,
to West London Business
on 1 December 2005

Economic Stability and the Business Climate (183k)
Speech by Kate Barker, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, at the Managing Directors' Club, Sheffield University on 24 November 2005

Challenging Times for Monetary Policy (100k)
Speech by Richard Lambert, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, at a meeting of the National Association of Pension Funds in Belfast on 19 October 2005

UK Monetary Policy: The International Context (81k)
Speech by Rachel Lomax, Deputy Governor, at the APCIMS Annual Conference in London on 17 October 2005
Accompanying PowerPoint Slides (542k)

CBI North East Annual Dinner (96k)
Speech by Mervyn King, Governor, in Gateshead on
11 October 2005

Practical Issues in UK Monetary Policy, 2000-2005 (269k)
Speech by Stephen Nickell, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee and Professor at the London School of Economics, at the British Academy Keynes Lecture in London on 20 September 2005

Monetary Policy Challenges Facing a New MPC Member (196k)
Speech by David Walton, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, at a lunch with the Exeter business community, in Exeter on 16 September 2005

Jackson Hole Symposium (82k)
Remarks by Mervyn King, Governor, to the Central Bank Governors’ Panel in Wyoming, USA on 27 August 2005

Jackson Hole Symposium (86k)
Speech by Charlie Bean, Chief Economist, commenting on a paper by Bob Hall entitled “Separating the Business Cycle from Other Economic Fluctuations” in Wyoming, USA on 26 August 2005

Mansion House Dinner (113k)
Speech by Mervyn King, Governor, at the Lord Mayor’s Banquet for Bankers and Merchants of the City of London at the Mansion House on 22 June 2005

Dinner at Salts Mill in Bradford, Yorkshire (77k)
Speech by Mervyn King, Governor on 13 June 2005

How Much Spare Capacity is there in the UK Economy? (154k)
Paper by Stephen Nickell, Monetary Policy Committee and London School of Economics, 31 May 2005

Monetary Policy-Making: Fact and Fiction (119k)
Speech by Richard Lambert, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee at a South West Agency Dinner in Bristol
on 24 May 2005

Monetary Policy: Practice Ahead of Theory (294k)
Speech by Mervyn King, Governor, given at the Mais Lecture at the Cass Business School, City University in London
17 May 2005

Communicating Monetary Policy in Practice (161k)
Speech by Marian Bell at the Manchester Business School's Vital Topics Lecture
17 May 2005

Monetary Policy in the UK - The Framework and Current Issues (152k)
Speech by Kate Barker at the National Association of Business Economics Policy Conference in
Washington DC
21 March 2005

Inflation Targeting In Practice: Models, Forecasts and Hunches (190k)
Speech by Rachel Lomax to the 59th International Atlantic Economic Conference in London
12 March 2005

A Matter of No Small Interest:
Real Short-term Interest Rates and Inflation since the 1990s
(52k)
Speech by Marian Bell to The Institute of Directors and Milton Keynes Chamber of Commerce at Cranfield University
2 March 2005

Monetary Policy, Stability and Structural Change (188k)
Speech by Paul Tucker at the Confederation of British Industry in Guildford
1 March 2005

Why Monetary Stability Matters to Merseyside (84k)
Speech by Rachel Lomax at the launch of the Merseyside Economic Review 2005 in Liverpool
24 February 2005

Monetary Policy in an Uncertain World (128k)
Speech by Charles Bean at the Oxonia Distinguished Speaker seminar in Oxford
Accompanying PowerPoint Slides (176k)
22 February 2005

Why Has Inflation Been So Low Since 1999?
(113k)
Paper by Stephen Nickell
27 January 2005

The Housing Market and the Wider Economy (146k)
Speech by Kate Barker at The Institute for Economic Affairs, State of the Economy Conference in London
on 24 January 2005

Speech by Mervyn King, Governor
To the CBI Dinner in Manchester (84k)
on 20 January 2005

2004

Speech by Charles Bean, Executive Director and
Chief Economist
At the Colchester Town Partnership Annual Dinner
in Colchester
(81k)
on 25 November 2004

Stability and Statistics (130k)
Speech by Rachel Lomax, Deputy Governor, to the North Wales Business Club Dinner in Llandudno, Wales
on 23 November 2004

Why Is Inflation So Low? (139k)
Speech by Richard Lambert, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, to The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland in Glasgow
on 25 October 2004

Speech by Mervyn King, Governor
At the Bank of England's Court Dinner at the Eden Project, Cornwall (101k)
on 12 October 2004

Monetary Policy, Data Uncertainty and the Supply-Side: Living With the Statistical Fog (185k)
Speech by Marian Bell, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, to the Society of Business Economists at the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy in London on 15 September 2004

Household Debt, House Prices and Consumption Growth
(161k)
Speech by Stephen Nickell, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee and Professor at the London School of Economics, at Bloomberg in London on 14 September 2004

Global Demographic Change: Some Implications for Central Banks (103k)
Speech by Charles Bean, Chief Economist at the Overview Panel, FRB Kansas City Annual Symposium, Jackson Hole, Wyoming on 28 August 2004

Some Current Issues in UK Monetary Policy (114k)
Speech by Charles Bean, Chief Economist, to the Institute of Economic Affairs in London on 28 July 2004

Keeping the Party under Control -
Anniversary Comments on Monetary Policy
(73k)
Speech by Rachel Lomax, Deputy Governor at the British Hospitality Association Annual Luncheon, in London on
1 July 2004

CBI Scotland Dinner (89k)
Speech by Mervyn King, Governor at the Glasgow Hilton Hotel on 14 June 2004

CBI Yorkshire and Humber Annual Dinner (88k)
Speech by Kate Barker, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee at Bradford City Football Club on 28 April 2004

Association of Corporate Treasurers' Annual Conference
(119k)
Speech by Sir Andrew Large, Deputy Governor and Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, in Newport, Gwent on
23 March 2004

National Association of Pension Funds Annual Investment Conference (156k)
Speech by Paul Tucker, Executive Director and Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre in Scotland on 19 March 2004

Inflation Targeting - Achievement and Challenges (123k)
Speech by Rachel Lomax to the Bristol Society at the University of West England, Bristol on 18 February 2004

"Risk Uncertainty and Monetary Policy Regimes" (224k)
Speech by Paul Tucker, Executive Director and Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, at the UK Asset and Liability Management Association in Egham, Surrey on 29 January 2004

Panel on EU/US Cooperation (76k)
Opening Remarks by Mervyn King, Governor, at the Advancing Enterprise Conference, Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in London on 26 January 2004

Annual Birmingham Forward/CBI Business Luncheon (108k)
At Aston Villa Football Club in Birmingham on 20 January 2004
The New Inflation Target
Highlights of the Speech


The Institutions of Monetary Policy - The Ely Lecture 2004
(278k)
Lecture by Mervyn King, Governor at the American Economic Association Annual Meeting, San Diego on 4 January 2004
Final revised version updated 12 January 2004

Risk and Uncertainty in Monetary Policy (126k)
Comments made on 3 January 2004 by Mervyn King, Governor, on Alan Greenspan's speech given at the American Economic Association Annual Meeting in San Diego on
4 January 2004

Asset Prices, Monetary Policy and Financial Stability: A Central Banker's View (145k)
Speech by Charles Bean, Chief Economist and Member of the Monetary Policy Committee at the American Economic Association Annual Meeting, San Diego on 3 January 2004
(Paper is a shortened version of that previously given in Basel, Switzerland on 29 March 2003 and New South Wales, Australia on 19 August 2003)

2003

UK Monetary Policy in a Changing World (137k)
Speech by Kate Barker, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, at the Teesside Business School Annual Lecture on 20 November 2003

East Midlands Development Agency/Bank of England Dinner
(86k)
Speech by Mervyn King, Governor, in Leicester on
14 October 2003

Inflation Targeting: The UK Experience (282k)
Speech by Charles Bean, Chief Economist and Member of the Monetary Policy Committee at the Annual Congress of the German Economic Association, University Zurich-Irchel in Switzerland on 1 October 2003

Two Current Monetary Policy Issues (431k)
Speech by Stephen Nickell, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee and Professor at the London School of Economics, at a Market News International Seminar on 16 September 2003

Credit Conditions and Monetary Policy (229k)
Speech by Paul Tucker, Executive Director and Member of the Monetary Policy Committee at the Leeds Financial Services Initiative on 28 August 2003

Asset Prices, Financial Imbalances and Monetary Policy: Are Inflation Targets Enough? (313k)
Paper by Charles Bean, Chief Economist and member of the Monetary Policy Committee, in New South Wales, Australia on 19 August 2003
(Paper previously given in Basel, Switzerland on
29 March 2003)


"Employment and Taxes" (254k)
Speech by Stephen Nickell, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee and Professor at the London School of Economics, at the Centre for Economic Studies, Institute for Economic Research Conference in Venice on 21 July 2003

Poverty and Worklessness in Britain (248k)
Speech by Stephen Nickell, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee and Professor at the London School of Economics, at the Royal Economic Society Conference at Warwick University, 8 April 2003

Asset Prices, Financial Imbalances and Monetary Policy: Are Inflation Targets Enough? (269k)
Speech by Charles Bean, Chief Economist and member of the Monetary Policy Committee, in Basel, Switzerland given on 29 March 2003

Finance and Leasing Association Annual Dinner (79k)
Speech by The Rt Hon Sir Edward George, Governor, in London on 24 March 2003

Adjusting to Low Inflation - Issues for Policy (196k)
Speech by Kate Barker, member of the Monetary Policy Committee, delivered at the Manchester Statistical Society Meeting in Manchester on 18 February 2003

"Economists and the Real World" (146k)
Speech by Charles Bean, Chief Economist, at a lecture to mark the centenary of the BSc (Econ) at the London School of Economics in London on Wednesday 29 January 2003

Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland Biennial Dinner
(76k)
Speech by The Rt Hon Sir Edward George, Governor in Glasgow on 20 January 2003

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2002

House Prices, Household Debt and Monetary Policy (109k)
Speech by Stephen Nickell, member of the Monetary Policy Committee, at a private dinner for Glasgow Agency contacts in Glasgow on Wednesday 11 December 2002

Six Months on the MPC: A Reflection on Monetary Policy
(122k)
Speech by Marian Bell, member of the Monetary Policy Committee, to the CBI South East in Crawley, Sussex on Monday 9 December 2002

"The MPC and the UK Economy: Should we fear the D-words?" (213k)
Speech by Charles Bean, Chief Economist, to The Emmanuel Society in London on Monday 25 November 2002

The Inflation Target Ten Years On (111k)
Speech by Mervyn King, Deputy Governor, to the London School of Economics on Tuesday 19 November 2002

Association of Corporate Treasurers Annual Dinner (77k)
Speech by The Rt Hon Sir Edward George, Governor, in London on 13 November 2002

Northwest Development Agency/Bank of England Dinner
(82k)
Speech by The Rt Hon Sir Edward George, Governor, in Manchester on 15 October 2002

Monetary Policy - A Perpetual Dilemma? (152k)
Speech by Kate Barker, member of the Monetary Policy Committee, to the Charities Consortium in London on 14 October 2002

West Midlands Conference "20-20 Vision" (20k)
Speech by The Rt Hon Sir Edward George, Governor, In Birmingham on Friday 20 September 2002

Macroeconomic Policy Rules in Theory and in Practice
(341k)
Speech by Christopher Allsopp, member of the Monetary Policy Committee to the Conference on 'Policy Rules-The Next Steps', Cambridge University, Cambridge on 19 September 2002

Mansion House Speech (65k)
Speech by The Rt Hon Sir Edward George, Governor, at the Lord Mayor's Banquet for Bankers and Merchants of the City of London, Mansion House on 26 June 2002

"Monetary Policy Issues: Past, Present, Future" (88k)
Speech by Stephen Nickell at a lunch organised by Business Link and the Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce, Leamington Spa on 19 June 2002

The Monetary Policy Committee Five Years On (49k)
Speech by Mervyn King, Deputy Governor to the Society of Business Economists at the Royal College of Pathologists, London on Wednesday 22 May 2002

The MPC: Some Further Challenges (204k)
Speech by Sushil Wadhwani, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee to the National Institute of Economic and Social Research Governors' Seminar, London on Thursday 16 May 2002

"Property and the Economy" (108k)
Speech by David Clementi, Deputy Governor at the Chartered Surveyors' Livery Company International Dinner, Goldsmith's Hall in London on Monday 29 April 2002

Monetary Policy in the UK: Challenges Ahead (78k)
Speech by Mervyn King, Deputy Governor, delivered to the British Chambers of Commerce National Conference, Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in London on 23 April 2002

The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) (23k)
Speech by The Rt Hon Sir Edward George, Governor in Birmingham on 11 April 2002

Household Indebtedness, the Exchange Rate and Risks to the UK Economy (93k)
Speech by Dr Sushil Wadhwani, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee to the Macclesfield Chamber of Commerce on 25 March 2002

Asian Business Association Dinner (16k)
Speech by The Rt Hon Sir Edward George, Governor in London on 19 March 2002

A Bank for all Regions: Promoting Monetary and Financial Stability in the United Kingdom (116k)
Speech by David Clementi, Deputy Governor, at The Ulster Society of Chartered Accountants in Belfast on 14 March 2002

Euromoney Bond Investors' Congress (14k)
Speech by The Rt Hon Sir Edward George, Governor, at the Euromoney Bond Investors' Congress in London on 19 February 2002

EEF Biennial Dinner (16k)
Speech by The Rt Hon Sir Edward George, Governor, in London on Tuesday 12 February 2002

Association of Business Community Dinner (13k)
Speech by The Rt Hon Sir Edward George, Governor, in Scotland on Monday 14 January 2002

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2001

Financial Frictions and the Monetary Transmission Mechanism: Theory, Evidence and Policy Implications (341k)
Paper by Charles Bean, Chief Economist and Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, Jens Larsen and Kalin Nikolov, Monetary Assesment and Strategy Division to the Monetary Transmission Network Conference at the European Central Bank, Frankfurt on Tuesday 18 December 2001

Three Questions and a Forecast
Speech by Mervyn King, Deputy Governor, to the annual dinner of the CBI North East Region in Newcastle upon Tyne on Thursday 22 November 2001

"The Stock Market, Capacity Uncertainties and the Outlook for UK Inflation" (166k)
Speech by Dr Sushil Wadhwani to the Edinburgh University Economics Society in Edinburgh on 21 November 2001

The Policy Implications of Economic Imbalances
Speech by Kate Barker, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, at the Royal Bank of Scotland/Scottish Economic Society Annual Lecture, Edinburgh on 23 October 2001

Welsh Development Agency/Bank of England Dinner
Speech by The Rt Hon Sir Edward George, Governor, Brangwyn Hall, Swansea on 16 October 2001

Monetary Policy: Addressing the Uncertainties
Speech by Ian Plenderleith, Executive Director, to the Fort William Chamber of Commerce in Scotland, 20 September 2001

Economic Imbalances and UK Monetary Policy (138k)
Speech by Christopher Allsopp, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, delivered in the Scott Policy Seminar Series of the Northern Ireland Economic Research Centre (NIERC), 19 September 2001

Do we have a New Economy? (100k)
Speech by Sushil Wadhwani, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, delivered at a CEPR/ESI Conference, Helsinki, 14 September 2001

Centre for Financial Studies Seminar
Speech by The Rt Hon Sir Edward George, Governor in Frankfurt, 13 September 2001

The Recent Performance of the UK Labour Market (69k)
Speech by Stephen Nickell, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee & Glenda Quintini, Credit Suisse First Boston, to the economics section of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, 4 September 2001

The Current Policy Conundrum
Speech by Sushil Wadhwani, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, delivered to the South East & East Anglia Agency's Contacts in Norwich on 24 July 2001

Mansion House Speech
Speech by The Rt Hon Sir Edward George, Governor, at the Lord Mayor's Dinner for Bankers and Merchants of the City of London on 20 June 2001

"Hanes Dwy Ddinas" or "A Tale of Two Cities"
Speech by Mervyn King, Deputy Governor, at the Cardiff Business School, on 18 June 2001

Jiji Press London Top Seminar
Speech by the The Rt Hon Sir Edward George, Governor, at the Savoy Hotel, London on 30 May 2001

Some Reflections on the MPC (50k)
Speech by Sushil Wadhwani, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, to the National Association for Business Economics in Washington on 21 May 2001

Has UK Labour Market Performance Changed? (82k)
Speech by Stephen Nickell, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, at the Society of Business Economists on 16 May 2001

Swiss Institute of International Studies
Speech by The Rt Hon Sir Edward George, Governor, at The University of Zurich on 7 May 2001

2001 Institute of Directors Convention
Speech by The Rt Hon Sir Edward George, Governor, at The Royal Albert Hall in London, 25 April 2001

British Chambers of Commerce National Conference
Speech by DeAnne Julius, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, at the Bristish Chambers of Commerce National Conference, 27 March 2001

The New Economy: Myths and Realities (102k)
Speech by Sushil Wadhwani, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, at the Travers Lecture at London Guildhall University, 20 March 2001

Monetary Stability as a Foundation for Sustained Growth
Speech by Ian Plenderleith, Executive Director, to the National Association of Pension Funds Investment Conference, 14 March 2001

The Impact of the US Slowdown on the UK Economy
Speech by Sushil Wadhwani, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, at the Bank of England's North East Agency Contacts in Newcastle, 22 February 2001

No Country is an Island
Speech by Mervyn King, Deputy Governor, at The Grovesnor House Hotel, London, 21 February 2001

Yorkshire Forward/Bank of England Regional Dinner
Speech by The Rt Hon Sir Edward George, Governor, at Cutlers' Hall, Sheffield, 16 January 2001

Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland Biennial Dinner
Speech by The Rt Hon Sir Edward George, Governor, at The Exchange, Edinburgh, 15 January 2001

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2000

New Economy - Same Old Problems!
Speech by The Rt Hon Sir Edward George at the CBI National Conference, International Convention Centre in Birmingham, 7 November 2000

Monetary Challenges in a New Economy (103k)
Speech by Dr Sushil Wadhwani to the HSBC Global Investment Seminar, 12 October 2000

Some Problems Facing the MPC
Speech by Professor Stephen Nickell, 10 October 2000

Scottish Engineering Senior Executive Dinner
Remarks by DeAnne Julius in Glasgow, 24 August 2000

Current Issues in Monetary Policy
Extract from a speech by Ian Plenderleith, Executive Director, to the Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce, 26 July 2000

Mansion House Speech
Speech by the Rt Hon Eddie George, Governor at the Lord Mayor's Dinner for Bankers and Merchants of the City of London at the Mansion House, 15 June 2000

The work of the Monetary Policy Committee
Speech by Ian Plenderleith to the Stafford Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 14 June 2000

The Exchange Rate and the MPC: What can we do? (64k)
Speech by Sushil Wadhwani, member of the Monetary Policy Committee, to the Senior Business Forum at the Centre for Economic Performance, 31 May 2000

Monetary Union and Economic Growth (81k)
Speech by John Vickers, Chief Economist and Executive Director, at the National Bank of Belgium's 150th Birthday in Brussels, 12 May 2000

Monetary Policy and the Exchange Rate (87k)
Speech by John Vickers, Executive Director and Chief Economist, at the Agricultural Engineers Association,
18 April 2000

Balancing the Economic See-Saw
Speech by Mervyn King, Deputy Governor, at the Plymouth Chamber of Commerce and Industry 187th Anniversary Banquet, 14 April 2000

Leeds and Bradford Chartered Institute of Bankers and Bradford Chamber of Commerce
Speech by The Rt Hon Eddie George, Governor, at the St George's Hall in Bradford, 11 April 2000

British Futures 2000
Speech by The Rt Hon Eddie George, Governor, at the British Chamber of Commerce National Conference in London, 4 April 2000

Monetary Policy and Manufacturing Industry
Speech by Deputy Governor, Mervyn King, at the Black Country Consortium at Molineux, Wolverhampton, 29 March 2000

The Institute of Chartered Accountants Annual Dinner
Speech by the Rt Hon Eddie George, Governor, at the Institute of Chartered Accountants Annual Dinner, Chartered Accountants Hall, London, 28 March 2000

New Trends in a new Economy? (144k)
Speech by DeAnne Julius, member of the Monetary Policy Committee, at the Chartered Institute of Bankers Annual Prestige Lecture, Newcastle, 15 March 2000

Monetary Policy and the Supply Side (257k)
Speech by John Vickers, Chief Economist, at the Society of Business Economists, London, 15 March 2000

Cardiff Business Club Dinner
Speech by Deputy Governor, David Clementi, at the Cardiff Business Club Dinner, Cardiff, 28 February 2000

The CBI Annual Luncheon
Speech by the Rt Hon Eddie George, Governor, at the CBI Annual Luncheon, Guildhall, London, 25 February 2000

The Impact of the Internet on UK Inflation (161k)
by Sushil Wadhwani, member of the Monetary Policy Committee, at the London School of Economics Business Society, 23 February 2000

"City Council Dinner"
by The Rt Hon Eddie George, Governor, at the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce (18 January 2000)

Monetary Policy: Theory in Practice
Address by Deputy Governor, Mervyn King, to the joint luncheon of the American Economic Association and the American Finance Association, Boston Marriott Hotel, 7 January 2000

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1999

"Is Inflation Dead?" (206k)
by Sushil Wadhwani, member of the Monetary Policy Committee, at the National Council of Applied Economic Research in New Delhi, India, 17 December 1999.

British Unemployment and Monetary Policy (250k)
by Sushil Wadhwani, member of the Monetary Policy Committee, to the Society of Business Economists, 2 December 1999.

Annual Cornwall Lecture
by the Governor at The Hall of Cornwall in Truro, 19 November 1999.

"Back to the Future of Low Global Inflation" (83k)
by DeAnne Julius, member of the Monetary Policy Committee, at the Max Fry Global Finance Lecture, University of Birmingham, 20 October 1999.

"Recent Developments in Central Banking: Some Special Features of the Monetary Policy Committee and of the European System of Central Banks" (44k)
by Charles Goodhart, giving the Monnet Lecture, Dublin, 14 October 1999.

"Interest Rates and the UK Economy - A Policy for all Seasons"
by Deputy Governor, Mervyn King speaking to the Scottish Council Development and Industry, Edinburgh, 11 October 1999.

Monetary Policy and Asset Prices (114k)
by John Vickers, Chief Economist and member of the Monetary Policy Committee, at the Money, Macro and Finance Group 31st Annual Conference, Oxford University, 22 September 1999

Currency Puzzles (143k)
by Sushil Wadhwani, Monetary Policy Committee, at the London School of Economics, 16 September 1999

"Challenges for Monetary Policy: New and Old" (170k)
by Deputy Governor , Mervyn King prepared for the Symposium on “New Challenges for Monetary Policy” sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City at Jackson Hole, Wyoming, 27 August 1999.

Lord Mayor's Banquet
for Bankers and Merchants of the City of London at the Mansion House (10 June 1999)

Price Stability in the UK (79k)
Glasgow Trades House Lecture, Strathclyde University by John Vickers, E xecutive Director and Chief Economist, on 26 May 1999

Speech by the Governor
at a dinner hosted by Birmingham City 2000 on Tuesday 18 May 1999

The Monetary Policy Committee Two Years On (54k)
Speech by the Mervyn King, Deputy Governor on Monday 17 May 1999

Leading the Way Towards Sustainable Economic Growth
Speech by the Governor on Friday 14 May 1999

Inflation and Growth in the Services Industries
Speech by DeAnne Julius delivered as the Vital Topics Lecture at the Manchester Business School 23 March 1999

Economic Models and Monetary Policy (48k)
Speech by John Vickers, Executive Director and Chief Economist, to the Governors of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research on 18 March 1999

Chancellor's Lecture at Hertfordshire University
Speech by the Governor on Thursday 18 February 1999

Bankers Club Annual Banquet
Speech by the Governor on 1 February 1999

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1998

Monetary Policy and the Labour Market
Speech by Mervyn King at the Employment Policy Institute's Fourth Annual Lecture on 1 December 1998

Economic policy, with and without forecasts (29k)
Speech by Sir Alan Budd at the Sir Alec Cairncross Lecture on 27 October 1998

Inflation targeting in practice: the UK experience (49k)
Speech by John Vickers, Executive Director and Chief Economist, at the Conference on Implementation of Price Stability held in Frankfurt on 11-12 September

National Council of Building Material Producers Speech
(21 October 1998)

TUC Congress Speech
(15 September 1998) - also appears in Nov 1998 QB

Mansion House Speech
(June 1998)

The Chemical Industries Association: Business Outlook Conference Dinner Speech
(January 1998)

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1997

The Inflation Target Five years On (108k)
Lecture delivered by Mervyn King at the LSE on 29 October 1997

The Liverpool and District Bankers' Institute Bi-Annual Dinner Speech
(March 1997)

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