Bank of England governor says the UK is facing a wage-price spiral
A sign displays the price in pound sterling of food goods, including cucumbers, at a a fruit and vegetable market in stall east London on March 31, 2023. Susannah Ireland | Afp | Getty Images LONDON — After more than a year of warnings, Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey says the U.K. is now […]
Fed Governor Waller doubts need for climate-change tests on banks
Christopher Waller, governor of the US Federal Reserve, during a Fed Listens event in Washington, D.C., US, on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller on Thursday cast doubt on the need for special focus on how banks are preparing for climate change risks. While acknowledging […]
Fed Governor Bowman casts doubt on the need for a U.S. digital dollar
Federal Reserve Bank Governor Michelle Bowman gives her first public remarks as a Federal policymaker at an American Bankers Association conference In San Diego, California, February 11 2019. Ann Saphir | Reuters Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman expressed skepticism over the possibility of a digital U.S. dollar, noting Tuesday the multiple risks such a system […]
The Bank of Japan’s new governor, Ueda Kazuo, marks a break with tradition
The memoirs of central-bank officials are rarely bestsellers. Ueda Kazuo’s book, “Fighting Zero Interest Rates”, about his time on the Bank of Japan’s policy board, certainly wasn’t when it was published in 2005. But it began to fly off the shelves after Mr Ueda became the surprise choice to run the boj when the term […]