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Market Notice - The Bank of England's Foreign Currency Reserves
The Bank of England's Foreign Currency Reserves.

News Release - Monetary Policy - from Stability to Financial Crisis and Back? - Speech by Kate Barker
In a speech to the National Institute of Economic and Social Research in London today, Kate Barker draws lessons from her nine years as an external member of the Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).

News Release - Elgar £20 Banknote to be Withdrawn
The £20 banknote carrying the portrait of composer Sir Edward Elgar is to be finally withdrawn from circulation from 30 June this year.

Narrow Money (Notes and Coin) and Reserve Balances - February 2010
Monthly release of growth rates, amounts outstanding and changes in notes and coin and M0 (notes and coin plus bankers' operational deposits at the Bank of England).

News Release - Banknotes - Note Circulation Scheme
The Bank of England has commenced discussions with the commercial cash industry on changes to the arrangements for circulating banknotes.

External Business of Monetary and Financial Institutions Operating in the UK - December 2009
Statistics relating to the external business of monetary financial institutions operating in the UK, covering external liabilities and claims analysed by currency and sector and by country.

The Bank Return - Figures for cob 3 March 2010
Each week the Bank of England publishes a summary balance sheet showing its main assets and liabilities - the Bank Return.

News Release - Bank of England maintains Bank Rate at 0.5% and maintains the size of the Asset Purchase Programme at £200 billion
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee today voted to maintain the official Bank Rate paid on commercial bank reserves at 0.5%. The Committee also voted to maintain the stock of asset purchases financed by the issuance of central bank reserves at £200 billion.

Market Notice - The Bank of England's Foreign Currency Reserves
The Bank of England's Foreign Currency Reserves

Lending to Individuals - January 2010
Monthly release of growth rates, amounts outstanding and changes in total lending to individuals, broken down into lending secured on dwellings and consumer credit.

Sectoral Breakdown of Aggregate M4 and M4 Lending - January 2010
Monthly release of growth rates of and changes in M4 and M4 lending for the household sector, private non-financial corporations, and other financial corporations, together with the second release of growth rates of and changes in aggregate M4 and M4 lending.