Bank of England
More confusion over when Clegg flip-flopped over the deficit
The question of when exactly the Liberal Democrats u-turned over the speed of tackling the deficit reared its head again today when Bank of England Governor Mervyn King appeared before the Treasury Select Committee in Parliament.
Turner: Osborne’s regulator reshuffle will cause “disruption”
Adair Turner joined Hector Sants today in questioning the wisdom of George Osborne's policy to scrap the FSA. He said it would cause "disruption".
Brown and King miss the point on bank break up
Mervyn King and Gordon Brown are both wrong over the future of the banks. Both have failed to point out that the banking system was brought to its knees by the interdependency of institutions. They need to be split up because the supernormal profits are emblematic of monopoly power.
Central banker contradicts Cameron’s monetary policy claims
David Cameron's economic policy today faces a new attack from a respected central banker. Paul Fisher, head of markets at the Bank of England, appears today to contradict remarks made by David Cameron in his leader's speech at Conservative party conference a week ago.