Mervyn King
AO World boss may have overheated his electrical appliance targets
Noble it may have been, but AO’s plans to offer all staff good bonuses hinged on dreamily optimistic sales
Nils Pratley
23, Nov, 2021 @7:19 PM
Central banks have ‘King Canute’ theory of inflation, says former governor
Mervyn King questions theory that ‘inflation will remain low because we say it will’
Larry Elliott Economics editor
23, Nov, 2021 @6:00 PM
Bank of England ‘addicted’ to creating money, say peers
BoE must be more transparent and justify use of quantitative easing, says Lords report
Larry Elliott Economics editor
15, Jul, 2021 @11:01 PM
GDP rises and suddenly everyone’s afraid of the big, bad inflation beast
Investors are obsessed with the idea of soaring prices, but a glance at the past decade shows there is not much to fear
13, Jun, 2021 @6:00 AM
Finance ministers hooked on Covid stimulus, Mervyn King says
Former Bank of England governor warns of risk of inflation as Covid lockdown measures are relaxed
Richard Partington Economics correspondent
12, Apr, 2021 @6:33 PM
Mervyn King says Covid furlough scheme may be needed throughout 2021
Former Bank of England governor says government should ditch spending limits until crisis passes
Richard Partington Economics correspondent
19, Oct, 2020 @5:17 PM
'Get a grip': Mervyn King warns of Covid-19 threat to UK economy
Former Bank of England governor attacks government’s response to pandemic
Richard Partington Economics correspondent
08, May, 2020 @2:44 PM
UK under pressure to offer urgent aid to 5 million self-employed
Government urged to extend wage subsidies as cost of coronavirus crisis escalates
Richard Partington and Larry Elliott
23, Mar, 2020 @6:23 PM
World economy is sleepwalking into a new financial crisis, warns Mervyn King
Past crashes spawned new thinking and reform but nothing has changed since 2008 banking meltdown, says former Bank of England boss
Larry Elliott in Washington
20, Oct, 2019 @11:42 AM
The sluggish global economy needs to reform – and fast
Mervyn King’s IMF speech turned heads – dangerously little has changed since the 2008 financial crisis
Larry Elliott in Washington
20, Oct, 2019 @10:54 AM
Mark Carney still stands taller than Brexit’s lost leaders | William Keegan
While his predecessor and proponents of no-deal vanish into fantasy, the governor is clear about the dangers we face
William Keegan
07, Apr, 2019 @6:00 AM
UK should leave EU with no deal, says former Bank of England governor
Mervyn King says Britain could ease ‘dislocation costs’ with six months of planning
Richard Partington Economics correspondent
29, Mar, 2019 @2:31 PM
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