There are more Bank of England speakers on the agenda today - Pill, Shortall, Hauser

Thursday was Bank of England Bank of England The Bank of England (BoE) functions as the United Kingdom’s central bank and is one of the key drivers of monetary policy in Europe. As one of the world’s oldest central banks and established in 1694, the BoE is owned by the British government. Its central mandate involves maintaining and targeting interest rates while using other tools to help either stimulate or contract the economy. Moreover, the BoE is responsible for producing the UK’s bank notes as well as supervising key bank payment sy The Bank of England (BoE) functions as the United Kingdom’s central bank and is one of the key drivers of monetary policy in Europe. As one of the world’s oldest central banks and established in 1694, the BoE is owned by the British government. Its central mandate involves maintaining and targeting interest rates while using other tools to help either stimulate or contract the economy. Moreover, the BoE is responsible for producing the UK’s bank notes as well as supervising key bank payment sy Read this Term day:

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Coming up later today are more speakers from the BoE:

1100 GMT - BoE's Hauser speaks at the ECB Conference on Money Markets in London

1215 GMT - BoE's Pill and Shortall brief on Monetary Policy Report National Agency in London

Andrew Hauser is Executive Director for Markets. He is responsible for:

• managing the BoE balance sheet, including all aspects of the design and execution of our operations in financial markets
• managing the UK’s official foreign exchange Foreign Exchange Foreign exchange (forex) represents the practice of exchanging or converting a specific country’s currency into another country’s currency. A popular example includes the conversion of the Australian dollar (AUD) into US dollars (USD), and/or vice versa. There are a variety of mediums this can occur over. In its most basic form, the exchange of currencies can be handled over a physical counter, such as in an airport or currency exchange.This can also take place over the internet through the use Foreign exchange (forex) represents the practice of exchanging or converting a specific country’s currency into another country’s currency. A popular example includes the conversion of the Australian dollar (AUD) into US dollars (USD), and/or vice versa. There are a variety of mediums this can occur over. In its most basic form, the exchange of currencies can be handled over a physical counter, such as in an airport or currency exchange.This can also take place over the internet through the use Read this Term reserves on behalf of Treasury
• providing market intelligence and analysis for BoE policy committees

Huw Pill is Bank of England Chief Economist and Executive Director for Monetary Analysis and Research

• is a member of the Monetary Policy Committee
• is responsible for the analysis the BoE use to make monetary policy decisions

Fergall Shortall is Director of Monetary Analysis