Bank of England

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central bank public institution

The Bank of England is the United Kingdom’s central bank, responsible for issuing currency, setting monetary policy, and maintaining financial stability.

Aliases (11)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	central bank → public institution →
alsoKnownAs	Old Lady of Threadneedle Street →
buildingStyle	neoclassical architecture (main London building) →
city	London →
country	United Kingdom →
currencyCode	GBP →
designedBy	Sir John Soane (historic rebuilding) →
foundedBy	Royal charter →
foundingDate	1694 →
governingBody	Court of Directors →
grantedOperationalIndependence	1997 →
hasDivision	Court of Directors → Financial Policy Committee → Monetary Policy Committee → Prudential Regulation Authority →
hasReserveFunction	manages UK foreign exchange reserves (with HM Treasury) →
hasWebsite	https://www.bankofengland.co.uk →
headquartersLocation	London → Threadneedle Street →
implements	quantitative easing programmes in the United Kingdom →
issuesCurrency	Pound sterling →
jurisdiction	United Kingdom →
keyPerson	Governor of the Bank of England →
legalStatus	wholly owned by the UK government →
locatedInTimeZone	Europe/London →
memberOf	European Systemic Risk Board (before Brexit-related changes) →
monitors	systemic risk in the UK financial system →
motto	“Lender of last resort” (descriptive role, not official motto) →
nationalised	1946 →
oversees	UK payment systems →
owner	HM Treasury →
publishes	Financial Stability Report → Inflation Report (now Monetary Policy Report) →
regionServed	United Kingdom →
regulates	banks in the United Kingdom (via Prudential Regulation Authority) → insurers in the United Kingdom (via Prudential Regulation Authority) →
regulatoryScope	macroprudential regulation in the United Kingdom →
responsibleFor	financial stability in the United Kingdom → issuing banknotes in the United Kingdom → monetary policy in the United Kingdom → prudential regulation of certain financial institutions → wholesale payments system oversight →
role	banker to commercial banks in the United Kingdom → banker to the UK government → lender of last resort in the United Kingdom →
sector	financial services →
sets	official Bank Rate →
supervises	systemically important financial institutions in the United Kingdom →
typeOfBanknotes	polymer banknotes (current series) →

Referenced by (62)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Andrew Bailey → Kenneth Grahame → Raymond Bonham Carter → Sir John Parker → Sir John Soane → Thomas Tooke →	employer
HM Treasury → HM Treasury → Treasury of the United Kingdom → UK Debt Management Office →	collaboratesWith
Cornhill, London, England → Mansion House Street → St Mary-le-Bow, London →	near
Financial Policy Committee → Monetary Policy Committee → Prudential Regulation Authority →	parentOrganization
Financial Policy Committee → Monetary Policy Committee → Prudential Regulation Authority →	partOf
Old Lady ("central bank of the United Kingdom") → Old Lady of Threadneedle Street →	appliesTo
Financial Policy Committee ("Bank of England, London") → Monetary Policy Committee ("Bank of England, Threadneedle Street, London") →	headquartersLocation
Inflation Report → Monetary Policy Report →	publishedBy
CREST → London Stock Exchange ("Bank of England (for market infrastructure aspects)") →	regulator
Threadneedle Street → Threadneedle Street ("United Kingdom monetary policy authority") →	usedAsMetonymFor
Bank of England Act 1998 →	allocatesPowerTo
Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax →	associatedWith
Pound sterling →	centralBank
Jersey pound ("Bank of England (for sterling area)") →	centralBankFunctionPerformedBy
Financial Conduct Authority →	cooperatesWith
Old Lady of Threadneedle Street ("central bank of the United Kingdom") →	describes
Sir John Soane ("Bank of England (historic buildings)") →	designed
Court of Directors →	governs
Threadneedle Street →	hasBuilding
Threadneedle Street →	hasCentralBank
City of London →	hasInstitution
Threadneedle Street →	hasLandmark
Soane ("Bank of England (historic buildings)") →	hasNotableAssociation
London →	hosts
Bank of Amsterdam →	influenced
Pound sterling →	issuingAuthority
Threadneedle Street ("Bank of England headquarters") →	knownFor
Pound sterling ("Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England") →	monetaryAuthority
Portland stone ("Bank of England (parts of the building)") →	notableUse
Sir John Soane →	notableWork
Bank of England Act 1998 →	primarySubject
Financial Stability Report →	publisher
Financial Stability Report →	publishingOrganization
Old Lady of Threadneedle Street →	refersTo
Queen Victoria Street →	runsBetween
HM Treasury Select Committee →	scrutinises
Bank Rate →	setBy
Whig Party →	supported
Bank junction →	surroundedBy
Old Lady of Threadneedle Street ("United Kingdom central banking system") →	symbolizes
Queen Victoria Street →	terminusEast
Old Lady of Threadneedle Street →	usedFor
Chancellor of the Exchequer →	worksWith