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- Minutes of the Money Market Committee meeting – September 2026
The Bank of England released minutes from its Money Markets Committee meeting held in September 2026, detailing discussions on the UK unsecured deposits and funding market, securities lending, and repo markets.
- CMORG holds sector-wide cloud outage simulation exercise
On 8 October 2026, the Bank of England’s Cross-Market Operational Resilience Group completed its biennial SIMEX26 exercise, which simulated a global cloud services disruption across the sector.
- Bank of England announces the four animals that will feature on our next series of banknotes
The Bank of England announced that its upcoming banknote series will feature four UK wildlife species, the Atlantic puffin, barn owl, buff-tailed bumblebee and European hedgehog, as the central images.
- Minutes of the London FXJSC Legal Sub Committee Meeting – 16 June 2026
The Bank of England acted as Secretariat for the London Foreign Exchange Joint Standing Committee Legal Sub-Committee meeting on 16 June 2026, which includes market participants, infrastructure providers and UK financial regulators.
- Minutes of the London FXJSC Operations Sub-Committee Meeting – 16 June 2026
The Bank of England released minutes from the FXJSC Operations Sub-Committee meeting held on 16 June 2026, noting that the committee includes market participants, infrastructure providers and UK regulators.
- Minutes of the London FXJSC Main Committee Meeting – 24 June 2026
The Bank of England released minutes from the London FXJSC Main Committee meeting held on 24 June 2026, a forum comprising market participants, infrastructure providers and UK regulators to discuss the wholesale foreign-exchange market.
- Regulatory thresholds set to shift to automatic increases
The Bank of England announced that more than 100 regulatory thresholds may be automatically increased periodically, aiming to improve proportionality for firms.
- Minutes of the UK Money Markets Code Sub-Committee – September 2026
The Bank of England released minutes from the September 2026 meeting of the UK Money Markets Code Sub-Committee, which provides a forum for market participants and authorities to discuss unsecured deposits, funding, securities lending and repo markets.
- Appointment of members of the Enforcement Decision Making Committee (EDMC)
The Bank of England has appointed Carlos Conceicao and Alexander Justham to its Enforcement Decision Making Committee, effective September 2026, following an external recruitment process.
- Minutes of the Meeting of the Court of Directors held on 16 July 2026
The Bank of England released minutes of its Court of Directors meeting on 16 July 2026, stating the board sets strategy, budget, resourcing and appointments; it meets seven times annually and includes five executive and up to nine non-executive members.
- Financial Policy Committee Record – September 2026
The Bank of England's Financial Policy Committee held its September 2026 meeting to assess risks to financial stability and to agree policy actions intended to preserve the resilience of the UK financial system.
- Minutes of the Market Participants Group meeting – 24 September 2026
The Bank of England released minutes from the Market Participants Group meeting held on 24 September 2026, a senior-level forum where market participants discuss themes and narratives with members of the Monetary Policy Committee.
- Foreign Currency Reserves 2026 – Market Notice 22 September 2026
The Bank of England issued a market notice on 22 September 2026 regarding its foreign currency reserves for 2026, with a distribution restriction prohibiting dissemination in the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan, or other prohibited jurisdictions.
- Bank of England announces new office space in Leeds
The Bank of England has secured a new long-term premises in Leeds, marking a milestone in its effort to build a regional presence.
- Foreign Currency Reserves 2026 – Market Notice 21 September 2026
The Bank of England issued a market notice on 21 September 2026 regarding its foreign currency reserves, stating that the announcement may not be distributed in the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan, or any jurisdiction where distribution is unlawful.
- Minutes of the Transaction and Post-trade Reporting Harmonisation Taskforce - July 2026
The Bank of England's Transaction and Post-trade Reporting Harmonisation Taskforce, via its three working groups, will contribute to shaping the Bank and FCA’s long-term strategy for aligning UK MiFIR, UK EMIR and UK SFTR reporting requirements.
- Monetary Policy Committee dates for 2027
The Bank of England has released the Monetary Policy Committee meeting schedule for 2027, confirming the dates of its policy meetings.
- Transcript of the Governor's pooled broadcast interview given on 17 September 2026
The Bank of England published the transcript of the Governor’s pooled broadcast interview conducted on 17 September 2026, alongside the Monetary Policy Summary and the minutes of the Monetary Policy Committee meeting.
- Bank rate maintained at 3.75% - September 2026 Monetary Policy Summary and Minutes
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee kept the Bank Rate unchanged at 3.75% in its September 2026 Monetary Policy Summary and Minutes.
- Exchange of letters between the Governor and the Chancellor regarding QT and the APF - September 2026
The Bank of England Governor and the Chancellor exchanged letters in September 2026 discussing quantitative tightening (QT) and the Asset Purchase Facility (APF).
- Exchange of letters between the Governor and the Chancellor regarding CPI Inflation - September 2026
The Bank of England published a series of letters exchanged between the Governor and the Chancellor concerning CPI inflation data for September 2026.
- Asset Purchase Facility: Gilt Sales – Market Notice 17 September 2026
The Bank of England announced that APF gilt auctions will be paused while it reviews a model for selling gilts to the Government, as part of implementing the Monetary Policy Committee’s decision to unwind APF-held gilts.
- Chancellor announces Bank of England appointments
The Chancellor, with the King's approval, appointed three new non-executive directors to the Bank of England’s Court of Directors.
- Statistical Notice 2026/08 - Changes to the criteria for monthly form BT reporting
The Bank of England issued Statistical Notice 2026/08, revising the criteria for monthly form BT reporting and updating definitions and guidance in the Banking Statistics Yellow Folder.
- Minutes of the Securities Lending Committee meeting – March 2026
The Bank of England released minutes from the March 2026 Securities Lending Committee meeting, a forum where market participants and authorities discuss the UK securities lending market.
- Announcement of the publication of the Governor's interview transcript
The Bank of England announced that it will release the transcript of the Governor's interview, as detailed in an official statement.
- Delay to the November 2026 RTGS standards release
The Bank of England announced that the rollout of the Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) standards, previously planned for November 2026, will be postponed, with a new release date to be confirmed.
- Test200826
The Bank of England announced the execution of operational testing under the reference Test200826.
- Results of the Semi-Annual FX Turnover Surveys in April 2026
The Bank of England released results of the April 2026 semi-annual FX turnover survey, which gathered data from 25 UK-based financial institutions active in foreign exchange; detailed tables are available separately.
- Green notice 2026/02
The Bank of England issued Green notice 2026/02, indicating that significant proposals for its reporting may be finalized and, if implemented, will be included in a statistical notice.