Bank of England losses & HSBC profits: Positive Money response
30 April 2024
London, 30 April 2024 – Positive Money responds to HSBC’s announcement that it’s pre-tax profits for Q1 2024 were £10.1 billion, and the Bank of England’s forecast that it will make cumulative losses …
£30 billion for public spending: surprising ‘seigniorage’ benefits of a digital pound
29 April 2024
April 29, 2024 Positive Money’s new report, ‘The Fiscal Benefits of a Digital Pound’, finds the introduction of a central bank-issued digital pound could bring in around £30 billion extra every year …
Public could benefit from £30bn a year windfall from digital pound
29 April 2024
Tens of billions could arise from the ‘seigniorage’ benefits of a digital pound London, 29 April 2024 – The government could see its fiscal space increased by £30bn a year by the end of the decade i …
Positive Money Partners with Fossil Free Parliament
17 April 2024
April 17, 2024 We’re excited to share Positive Money’s new partnership with the campaign group Fossil Free Parliament; the UK-wide movement working to free Parliament from the polluting influence of …
What’s different about UK inflation?
20 March 2024
March 20, 2024 Countries experiencing lower inflation boast a combination of more active governments, lower dependence on fossil fuels and real conversations about the role of corporate greed What’s …