Mervyn King

Sunak starts a long way from those ‘sunlit uplands’

New UK premier takes office with grim warnings from insiders and business figures about state of the economy

Tue Oct 25 2022 - 05:55

Flying without scissors, Swift’s chart records and the King Canute theory of inflation

Planet Business: Toy guns, tides and technology that does not work

Sat Nov 27 2021 - 05:01

Jes Staley’s Barclays legacy shattered by Epstein links

Bank counts the cost of investigation by UK watchdogs as chief executive departs

Tue Nov 02 2021 - 17:59

Sky goes full Obama as Fallon Sherrock darts into history books

TV View: While she smashed darts glass ceiling, her fans almost burst eardrums

Mon Dec 23 2019 - 06:00

Paul Volcker will be missed

The former Federal Reserve chairman who died last week was a true public servant

Tue Dec 17 2019 - 05:30

Brendan Dolan through to last 16 at Alexandra Palace

Northern Irishman beats Mervyn King at the PDC World Darts Championship

Sun Dec 23 2018 - 18:34

Former Bank of England chief attacks UK handling of Brexit negotiations

Mervyn King warned it may be too late to put in place a credible plan for exit on its terms.

Tue Oct 17 2017 - 08:22

Financial crisis: Ten years ago today the tremors started

On August 9th 2007, BNP Paribas froze funds that were exposed to US subprime mortgages, signalling the start of the credit crunch

Wed Aug 09 2017 - 09:50

Greece Letter: Skilled workers the main export as bailout gains fail to show

Instead of selling their food abroad, Greeks are leaving their country in order to eat

Wed Jan 18 2017 - 19:00

Help-to-Buy scheme will not help housing crisis – UK experience proves it

Myhome survey shows buyers want increased supply not short-term measures

Tue Oct 04 2016 - 15:07

Brexit campaign shows perils of a populist paean to ignorance

Analysis: Democracies operate within a framework of rationalism. Dismantle it and the space is filled by prejudice

Sun Jun 26 2016 - 10:03

Martin Wolf: Will there be another huge financial crisis?

A system built on making promises it cannot keep is bound to crash, and crash again

Wed Jun 01 2016 - 15:23

The enduring certainty of radical uncertainty

If you had described your iPhone in 1976, Friedman would not have understood you

Wed Apr 06 2016 - 01:00

Bank of England’s Carney accused of venturing into politics with EU speech

Central bank chief delivers upbeat assessment of Britain’s EU membership

Fri Oct 23 2015 - 01:00

Co-operative the only British bank to fail ‘doomsday’ stress tests

Bailed-out Bank of Scotland and Lloyds scrape through while inflation remains low

Wed Dec 17 2014 - 01:00

Paul Krugman: business leaders are not economic oracles

Success in business does not seem to convey any special insight into economic policy

Tue Nov 04 2014 - 15:32

UK inflation slides in Sept, market sees delayed rate hike

Consumer prices rose by a weaker-than-expected 1.2 per cent on the year in September

Tue Oct 14 2014 - 10:53

London Briefing: Reshuffle expected at banking dunce RBS

With Lloyds aiming for the top of the class, RBS still has the dunce’s hat

Wed Oct 30 2013 - 01:01

Innovation Profile: PwC

Creating the thinking corporations of the 21st century

Mon Sept 02 2013 - 01:00

Bank of England’s Carney says rates pressure might trigger more stimulus

Looser liquidity rules to help free up lending

Thu Aug 29 2013 - 01:21

London Briefing: Battling regulators proves risky business

Barclays has bowed to the authorities and hit shareholders with a cash call

Wed Jul 31 2013 - 01:05

King’s faux pas made in first half of central bank tenure

Mon Jul 08 2013 - 17:17

Expectations high as ‘outstanding central banker of his generation’ takes over at Bank of England

Poll finds two-thirds of MPs want governor to shift bank’s focus from inflation targets to growth

Mon Jul 01 2013 - 01:00

UK house prices rise for a second month

Improved mortgage availablility pushes annual rise to highest since September 2010

Fri Jun 28 2013 - 07:41

Rebound in UK retail sales signals solid second quarter

Increase in sales volumes eases pressure on central bank to boost economy

Thu Jun 20 2013 - 10:56

Reckless bankers ‘should be jailed’, UK report says

Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards calls on government to hold senior officials personally responsible for malpractice

Wed Jun 19 2013 - 08:17

Carney gets ball rolling on Bank of England governorship

London Briefing: incoming head of British central bank starts by appointing new number two

Wed Jun 19 2013 - 01:00

Support for splitting RBS into good bank and bad bank

Leaked details of parliamentary commission report say no firm recommendation on split

Wed Jun 05 2013 - 01:00

London Briefing: Osborne savaged over ‘moronic’ Help to Buy scheme

First-time buyers already spending 50% of take home pay on mortgages despite record low rates, says economist

Wed Jun 05 2013 - 01:00

Hope amid uncertainty

Fri May 17 2013 - 01:00

Bank of England offers hope for UK economy

Outlook on inflation improves and BoE projects stronger growth for first time since crisis

Wed May 15 2013 - 13:17

Technology failures at Ulster Bank investigated by UK regulator

Thousands of Irish customers were unable to withdraw cash from ATMs last summer

Wed Apr 10 2013 - 08:20

Bank of England keeps policy steady despite new remit

Fri Apr 05 2013 - 06:34

Bank of England set to keep policy steady

BoE unlikely to follow Japan’s lead despite remit that allows bank to ignore above-target inflation

Thu Apr 04 2013 - 10:33