Mervyn King
Sovereign debt crisis dominates BoE’s first FPC briefing
European sovereign debt crisis leads discussions at Bank of England’s first interim Financial Policy Committee briefing; body issues five policy recommendations to Financial Services Authority
Panellists' ‘shock’ at lack of investigation of BoE failings
Panellists giving evidence to the Treasury Committee expressed shock at absence of high-level investigation into the Bank of England’s actions in the financial crisis
King defends his additional powers
UK government publishes draft legislation handing significant powers to the governor of the Bank of England; King reassures critics of the shift
Queen knights King
Bank of England governor Mervyn King receives knighthood from the Queen in her birthday honours list
UK lawmakers highlight lack of market expertise on FPC
Treasury Committee labels Alistair Clark an “insider”; calls on Michael Cohrs to make more public pronouncements
RBA should cede control over senior pay, says Australian lawmaker
Australian senator Bob Brown calls for senior pay at Reserve Bank of Australia to be independently set by external panel; governor Glenn Stevens could see pay package cut
UK financial markets and policies under fire
Parliamentary hearings attack the Bank of England set-up, financial stability reform and commission proposals
UK inflation climbs to 4.5%
CPI inflation rises to 4.5% in April due to higher transport costs; prompts Bank of England governor Mervyn King to send sixth consecutive letter to chancellor
‘No reason’ to think trend growth has dipped: BoE’s King
But governor acknowledges impossible to know whether crisis will have long-term impact on sustainable growth rate
Funding pressures influencing rate votes: BoE’s King
Bank of England governor Mervyn King notes gap between rates and funding costs “enormous”; says “big picture not changed much”
RBA governor ahead of HKMA chief on pay scale
Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens overtakes Hong Kong Monetary Authority chief executive as one of the highest paid central bank heads
BoE stability committee sets June date for first meet
Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee to meet in mid-June; governor to hold press conference
King attempts to mitigate pay freeze news
Bank of England staff receive memo notifying them of measures
BoE rate-setters split four ways once more
Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee minutes shows three members continued to vote for rate hikes despite downward revision in fourth quarter of 2010 growth figures
BoE governing body member 'uncomfortable' with King fiscal comments
Bank of England’s Court of Directors member and head of Trades Union Congress Brendan Barber says he is uncomfortable about comments made by governor Mervyn King on fiscal policy
Bank’s King calls for grand bargain to tackle global imbalances
Bank of England governor Mervyn King says G-20 countries must reach agreement on path to rebalance global economy; says G-20 could metamorphose into IMF governing body
ECB rejects temporary price pressures argument; signals tightening
European Central Bank’s hawkish Thursday announcement shows a different interpretation of commodity price pressures, second-round effects, to Bank of England and Fed
King warns of delay in switch to new regulatory regime
Bank of England governor Mervyn King says correct implementation of regulatory reforms takes precedence over achieving deadlines
Bank won’t hike rates as gesture to market: King
Bank of England governor Mervyn King says use of interest rate to signal Bank’s intention to curb inflation would be self-defeating
Commentators split on Bank justification for high inflation
CentralBanking.com web panellists divided on whether Bank of England is acting within remit in accommodating persistently above target price pressures
Return to Glass-Steagall essential: Kansas City Fed’s Hoenig
Kansas City Federal Reserve president Thomas Hoenig says reform only scratches the surface without basic separation of investment, commercial banking activity for biggest banks
Bank’s chief economist joins dissenters on rate hike
Bank of England chief economist Spencer Dale votes for rate hike; analysts say outlook remains unclear given persisting weakness in data
Fed’s Kohn appointed to Bank’s FPC
UK government names four external members to interim Financial Policy Committee; former Fed vice-chair Donald Kohn among three ex-central bankers appointed to macroprudential body
Inflation may hit 5%, but we couldn’t have done it different: King
Bank of England’s Inflation Report says inflation will likely soar further; medium term outlook shifts slightly as spare capacity margin revised downwards