Market Report
20 Aug
Sunday newspaper round-up: Bank of England, BT, Channel 4, Daily Mail and General Trust
A boom in cheap loans provided by the Bank of England is fuelling Britain’s consumer debt bubble. High street lenders have ramped up their use of a special lending facility created by Mark Carney, the Bank governor, after Britain’s vote for Brexit. They have now borrowed more than £72bn from the Term Funding Scheme (TFS), an analysis of public disclosures reveals - a 30% jump since the end of March. - The Sunday Times.