Threadneedle Street
English
Etymology
Corruption of "three needle", from the arms of the Needle-makers' Company. Influenced by threading a needle.
Proper noun
Threadneedle Street
- A street in London, running from Poultry and Lombard Street to Bishopsgate; the site of the Bank of England.
- (Britain, economics, banking, finance) The Bank of England.
- 2008 Thursday March 6, Eddie George defends role of FSA in Northern Rock crisis, in The Guardian
- George, known as Steady Eddie during his 10 years in charge at Threadneedle Street, said critics who attacked the Financial Services Authority were also wide of the mark.
- 2007 December 11, Gieve’s head will not be enough to appease critics, by Patrick Hosking in The Times
- Monetary policy may not be perfect, but it has been far better handled since the responsibility for it moved from 11 Downing Street to Threadneedle Street.
- 2002 Sunday November 10, Doing the Continental, by Faisal Islam in The Observer
- The Bank of England cut 0.25 per cent at each meeting - the same decision, spread over two months. Strip out that and Frankfurt and Threadneedle Street have been running the same policy for a year and a half.
- 2008 Thursday March 6, Eddie George defends role of FSA in Northern Rock crisis, in The Guardian
Derived terms
- Old Lady of Threadneedle Street
Translations
street in London
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