Andrew Bailey, the Bank of England chief, is trying to calm markets, wrestle inflation and maintain the bank’s credibility amid Britain’s financial storm.
Customers’ claims have risen sharply in recent years and exceed the rate reported by other large banks, the senator said in a letter to the bank’s leader.
The Bank of England started a bond-buying program last month to stabilize financial markets. But its plan to end the program this Friday is only making investors more nervous.