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Minutes from the Bank of England’s Money Markets Committee meeting in September 2026 record discussions between market participants and authorities on the UK unsecured deposits, funding, securities lending and repo markets.
Minutes from the SONIA Stakeholder Advisory Group meeting on 25 September 2026 record the group's role in advising the Bank of England and the SONIA Oversight Committee, providing technical input to support ongoing administration of the SONIA rate.
The Cross‑Market Operational Resilience Group completed its biennial SIMEX26 exercise on 8 October, simulating a global cloud services outage to test financial sector preparedness and sector‑wide operational resilience arrangements.
Over 100 regulatory thresholds will be set to increase automatically at periodic intervals, a change intended to improve proportionality for firms by adjusting thresholds without manual rule changes.
The Bank of England has selected the Atlantic puffin, barn owl, buff‑tailed bumblebee and European hedgehog as the central wildlife images for its next banknote series, signalling a nature-themed redesign for future currency issues.
Records minutes from the Bank of England’s Banknote Imagery Advisory Group meeting on 15 July 2026, detailing discussions about banknote design choices and advisory recommendations considered that day.
The Bank of England has published the CV and written questionnaire of David Roberts for the Treasury Select Committee as part of parliamentary scrutiny ahead of his appointment processes.
The Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee published its September 2026 record setting out identified risks to UK financial stability and the policy actions agreed to safeguard systemic resilience.
The UK Money Markets Code Sub‑Committee minutes cover discussions between market participants and authorities on unsecured deposit and funding markets, and securities lending and repo markets for September 2026.
Minutes record discussions of the London Foreign Exchange Joint Standing Committee’s Legal Sub‑Committee on 16 June 2026; the committee comprises market participants, infrastructure providers and UK financial regulators, with the Bank of England providing the secretariat.
Monetary Policy Summary and Minutes for September 2026: the Monetary Policy Committee maintained Bank Rate at 3.75% and published its minutes explaining the decision and its judgement on the economic outlook.
Minutes of the London FXJSC main committee meeting on 24 June 2026 summarise discussions among market participants, infrastructure providers and UK regulators about the wholesale foreign exchange market; the Bank of England chairs the forum.
Minutes record the Market Participants Group’s 24 September 2026 meeting, a senior forum where financial market participants shared views and narratives with Monetary Policy Committee members on themes affecting UK financial markets and monetary policy judgement.
An exchange of letters between the Bank of England Governor and the Chancellor discussing CPI inflation in September 2026, presenting their respective correspondence on inflation developments and related monetary policy considerations.
Minutes record the London FXJSC Operations Sub‑Committee meeting on 16 June 2026; the committee, chaired by the Bank of England, brings together market participants, infrastructure providers and UK financial regulators to discuss wholesale FX operations.
An exchange of letters between the Bank of England Governor and the Chancellor in September 2026 about quantitative tightening (QT) and the Asset Purchase Facility (APF), setting out the parties’ correspondence on unwinding and APF operations.
Transcript of the Bank of England Governor’s pooled broadcast interview on 17 September 2026, released after publication of the Monetary Policy Summary and the Monetary Policy Committee meeting minutes, recording the Governor’s public remarks.
Market notice outlining the Bank Executive’s approach to implementing the MPC’s decision to unwind gilts held in the Asset Purchase Facility; APF auctions will be paused while the Bank reviews a model for selling gilts to the Government.
Announces the appointments of Carlos Conceicao and Alexander Justham to the Bank of England’s Enforcement Decision Making Committee, effective September 2026, following an external recruitment process.
Minutes from the Bank of England Court of Directors meeting on 16 July 2026, describing the unitary board’s role in setting strategy, budget and key resourcing and appointment decisions; the Court comprises five executive and up to nine non-executive members.
The taskforce minutes record that three working groups will feed into the Bank of England and FCA’s long‑term plans to harmonise UK reporting under MiFIR, EMIR and SFTR, shaping future transaction and post‑trade reporting requirements.
The Bank of England has secured long‑term office premises in Leeds as part of a planned regional expansion to build its presence outside London, signalling a permanent staff and operational base in the city.
A Bank of England market notice on foreign currency reserves dated 21 September 2026 has been issued with explicit distribution restrictions for certain jurisdictions, indicating a technical announcement about reserves operations or offers.
Market notice dated 22 September 2026 from the Bank of England concerning its foreign currency reserves; the announcement carries a legal restriction forbidding distribution into jurisdictions including the US, Canada, Australia and Japan.
Bank of England publication listing the Monetary Policy Committee meeting dates for 2027, setting the schedule for policy announcements and minutes across the year.