The Story Behind the Priceless Pieces Targeted in the Louvre Heist

Paris’s Louvre Museum has always been a cultural touchstone, but a seven-minute raid on the centuries-old art institution ...
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

Seed bank in England marks 25 years of preserving plant diversity

The Millennium Seed Bank at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew marks its 25th anniversary. It stores over 2.5 billion wild plant ...

This isn't the Louvre's first high-profile heist. Here's a history of earlier thefts

Masked thieves stole priceless jewels from the Louvre on Sunday morning. The Paris museum has suffered a string of successful ...
WGRZ

Bank of America offering free admission to Buffalo museums for cardholders

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Bank of America is offering a special offer to cardholders this weekend. Those with Bank of America, Merrill, or Bank of America Private Bank credit and debit cards are eligible for ...
Wall Street Journal

Bank of England Leaves Key Rate on Hold, Slows Quantitative Tightening

The Bank of England left its key interest rate unchanged Thursday, but scaled back a program designed to shrink its holdings of government bonds that has attracted increased scrutiny as yields have ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Bank of England Should End Gilt Sales, Former Rate-Setter Says

The Bank of England should stop selling gilts from its quantitative-easing portfolio because the sales are distorting monetary policy, a former BOE rate-setter warned. Sushil Wadhwani, who was a ...
CoinDesk

Bank of England’s Proposed Stablecoin Ownership Limits Are Unworkable, Say Crypto Groups: Report

The Financial Times (FT) reported on Monday that cryptocurrency groups are urging the Bank of England (BoE) to scrap proposals limiting the amount of stablecoins individuals and businesses can own.
Finextra

Bank of England proposals to cap stablecoin holdings draws fire

This content has been selected, created and edited by the Finextra editorial team based upon its relevance and interest to our community. BofE officials have suggested ownership caps of between ...
Wall Street Journal

Bank of England’s Bailey Sees More Doubt About Timing of Next Rate Cut

The Bank of England is likely to continue to lower its key interest rate, but the timing of future moves is now more uncertain, Gov. Andrew Bailey said Wednesday. The BOE lowered its key interest rate ...
MarketWatch

Bank of England committee was so divided there were two votes on interest rates

What happens if you gathered nine people to vote on interest rates, but their views were so divided that there was no majority? That was the dilemma for the Bank of England when four members voted for ...
Morningstar

Bank of England committee was so divided there were two votes on interest rates

Bank of England Gov. Andrew Bailey forced a revote after a 4-4-1 decision on interest rates. What happens if you gathered nine people to vote on interest rates, but their views were so divided that ...
Reuters

Bank of England, facing jobs-inflation dilemma, poised to cut rates

LONDON, Aug 7 (Reuters) - The Bank of England looks poised to cut interest rates for the fifth time in 12 months on Thursday but nagging worries about inflation are likely to split its policymakers ...