Topics
Central Bank
A central bank is the monetary authority and major regulatory bank in a country.
A central bank is responsible for operating monetary policy and maintaining financial stability
Examples of central banks
- Bank of England (UK)
- European Central Bank (ECB) for all member nations of the Euro Area
- United States Federal Reserve (The Fed)
- Bank of Japan (BOJ)
- Reserve Bank of Australia (AUD)
- Reserve Bank of New Zealand (NZD)
-
Inflation’s Second Wind: How Energy Costs Are Heating Up the UK Economy
20th November 2024
-
Base Rates Drop, But Your Mortgage Won't: The Economics Behind the Paradox
18th November 2024
-
Bank of England's Rate Dilemma: Why Lower Interest Rates Won’t Drop Fast
7th November 2024
-
Bank of England Eyes Interest Cuts as Inflation Hits Three-Year Low
17th October 2024
-
UK Economy: What are neutral interest rates?
25th September 2024
-
Federal Reserve’s Interest Rate Cut: What It Means for the US Economy
18th September 2024
-
End of an Era - Japan Moves away from Negative Interest Rates
19th March 2024
-
Is the UK's inflation target fit for purpose?
1st February 2024
-
UK interest rates likely to remain high for some time
28th November 2023
-
4.2.4.3 Central Banks (AQA A-Level Economics Teaching PowerPoint)
Teaching PowerPoints
-
4.4.3 Roles of Central Banks (Edexcel)
Study Notes
-
Why is macroeconomic forecasting so difficult?
6th August 2023
-
UK Interest Rates Climb to 4.5% - Highest since 2008
12th May 2023
-
Inflation has made us poorer but whose fault is it?
1st May 2023
-
UK Economy - New Revision Videos on Growth and Monetary Policy
25th April 2023
-
Money Minders: Central Banks and their roles in an economy
8th March 2023
-
Interest Rates and Aggregate Demand and Supply
12th February 2023
-
Is the Bank of England set to issue a digital pound?
7th February 2023
-
BoE raises interest rates to 4% - the highest for 14 years
3rd February 2023
-
How can a central bank combat high inflation?
Study Notes
-
Policies to Control Inflation
Study Notes
-
Biggest Rise in UK Interest Rates for 33 Years!
3rd November 2022
-
Monetary Policy - Bank of England starts to reverse QE!
1st November 2022
-
Bank of England raises interest rates to 2.25% - highest level for 14 years
22nd September 2022
-
Is this a time for central banks to be more cautious in raising interest rates?
12th September 2022
-
US Federal Reserve raises interest rates by 0.75%
28th July 2022
-
Monetary Policy - Bank of England walks tightrope on interest rates
15th February 2022
-
Monetary Policy - Bank of England raises interest rates from 0.1% to 0.25%
17th December 2021
-
Monetary Policy - Different Approaches to Tackling Inflation
26th November 2021
-
UK Economy - The Surge in Inflation
Topic Videos
-
US Economy - Inflation jumps to highest level in thirty years
11th November 2021
-
Monetary Policy - The US Fed Tapers QE
4th November 2021
-
Monetary Policy - UK Base Interest Rates set to Rise
2nd November 2021
-
Monetary Policy - UK interest rate rise likely before the end of 2021
12th October 2021
-
Monetary Policy - Selection of Revision MCQs
Practice Exam Questions
-
Managed Floating Exchange Rates
Study Notes
-
Carney on popular disillusionment with capitalism
6th December 2016
-
Inflation - Policies to Control Inflation
Study Notes
-
Monetary Policy - Quantitative Easing (QE)
Study Notes
-
Bank Lending
Study Notes
-
Quantitative Easing (QE)
Topic Videos
-
Evaluating Monetary Policy (Online Lesson)
Online Lessons
-
Negative Interest Rates Short Answers
Topic Videos
-
Central Banks (Financial Economics)
Study Notes
-
Economic Effects of Higher Interest Rates (Revision Essay Plan)
Practice Exam Questions
-
The UK Economy in 2018 - Essential Exam Update
Topic Videos
-
Resources from the Reserve Bank of Australia
9th July 2018
-
Monetary Policy - The Bank of England
Study Notes
-
Monetary Policy in the UK (Revision Webinar Video)
Topic Videos
-
Test 6: A Level Economics: MCQ Revision on Monetary Policy
Practice Exam Questions
-
Why the Bank of England has raised interest rates
2nd November 2017
-
The absurdity of controlling inflation by adjusting interest rates
25th October 2017
-
Fantasy Economics for AS and A2 students!
14th April 2016
-
Has the ECB shot their last bazooka?
10th March 2016
-
Money in the modern economy
29th February 2016
-
Central banks in a Prisoner's Dilemma according to ex BoE Governor
28th February 2016
-
What is the role of central banks today?
4th January 2016
-
The importance of Central Bank credibility
15th December 2015
-
UK Economy: Carney Provides Forward Guidance on Interest Rates
7th August 2013
-
econoMAX - Forward Guidance is No Panacea
8th October 2013
-
econoMAX - How does Quantitative Easing affect the Exchange Rate
7th November 2013
-
Can Denmark Succeed Where Switzerland Failed?
3rd February 2015
-
Swedish central bank uses negative interest rates to avoid deflation
16th February 2015
-
The Future of Cash
29th September 2015