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Frontier AI and the question of governance (opens the original)
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By Andrew Bailey.Much has been written about the risks posed by the rapid advance of frontier artificial intelligence and the need for some form of regulation. The risks are real and increasingly significant. But we should not automatically turn to the question of regulation. Instead, we should first ask a more fundamental question: what precisely is the problem we are trying to solve?Frontier AI combines two powerful capabilities. The first is its ability to capture and synthesise an immense st
Who finances UK business? (opens the original)
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By Colm Manning and Allan Mbugua.Since the 2008 global financial crisis (GFC), the UK’s financial system has undergone significant change. Banks are more resilient, new lenders have entered the market, and alternative sources of financing have become increasingly important. As a result, UK businesses today can access a broader range of financing options than they could before the crisis.This evolution is sometimes portrayed as evidence that tighter bank regulation has constrained lending. The ev
Finance, growth and productive investment: what is the FPC assessing in 2026? (opens the original)
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By Sarah Breeden and Colm Manning.Access to finance is not the only determinant of economic success. But it can be a critical enabler. And for firms with the potential to grow rapidly, the difference between obtaining the right finance and the wrong finance, or no finance at all, can shape whether ideas become products, whether businesses scale, and whether productivity gains are realised across the economy.This is the first in a series of Insights examining how firms access finance, where frict
Bank Rate expectations in the UK curve following the war in Iran (opens the original)
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By Andras Lengyel and Danny Walker.When the war in Iran broke out in February 2026, the short end of the UK overnight index swap (OIS) forward curve moved up materially and began to slope upwards. The forward curve is often used as an indicator of Bank Rate expectations, but market intelligence pointed to central expectations that Bank Rate would remain on hold. Bank staff estimated a term structure model designed to separate near-term risk premia from central expectations for Bank Rate, using d
Gilt edged resilience: strengthening liquidity provision in the repo market (opens the original)
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By Sarah Breeden, Deputy Governor for Financial Stability.1Few markets matter more to the UK financial stability and the real economy than the UK government bond, or gilt, market.The cash gilt market not only finances government but also provides a benchmark for pricing across all sterling assets and underpins regulatory requirements.The gilt repo market is, in my view, even more critical. It supports the liquidity and functioning of the cash gilt market, facilitates the flow of cash and collate
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