Faisal Islam
Ten golden quotes from Sir Mervyn King
Sir Mervyn King’s latest inflation report yields a crop of golden quotes about the state of the UK’s economy, according to Economics Editor Faisal Islam.
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Sir Mervyn King bows out as bank governor
After a decade in charge of the Bank of England, at a time of unprecedented financial turmoil, Sir Mervyn King leaves Threadneedle Street for a seat in the House of Lords.
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Gary Gibbon
Sir Mervyn King: on and off message
Gary Gibbon’s verdict on Sir Mervyn King’s interview on Channel 4 News: some of it helpful to the government – but a red flag of rebellion over the banking reform bill.
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Sir Mervyn King on Channel 4 News
Exclusive: Watch here as Bank of England Governor Sir Mervyn King is interviewed by Jon Snow.
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Faisal Islam
War and peace in battles between Britain and the banking sector
Outgoing Bank of England Governor Sir Mervyn King’s insistence that banks shore up their balance sheets met with widespread resistance – but Barclays is leading the way.
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Jon Snow
Dirty banking still a problem
As Sir Mervyn King prepares to step down as Bank of England chief, his continued insistence that the UK’s major banks still need to recapitalise is deeply worrying.
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Sir Winston or a woman: who should appear on banknote?
A row is brewing about Bank of England plans to replace Elizabeth Fry with Sir Winston Churchill on £5 banknotes. Who would you choose instead (apart from the Queen who is on all banknotes)?
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Sir Mervyn’s inflation record: a game of two halves
The problem with the Bank of England’s quarterly inflation report – presented for the last time this week by Sir Mervyn King – is that it feeds the idea that the governor has all the answers.
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Faisal Islam
King: Split RBS to save the UK economy
In advocating that RBS should be split into good and bad banks, Sir Mervyn King is showing a “major display of independence in his last months in office”.
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King: ‘slow but steady recovery’, with higher inflation
The governor of the Bank of England, Sir Mervyn King, says the economy is recovering but inflation will be higher than previously forecast.
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‘Long and winding’ UK recovery, warns Mervyn King
The Bank of England governor unveils new forecasts which show both weaker economic growth and higher inflation compared to previous predictions from the bank.
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What’s on Sir Mervyn’s mind?
When Jon Snow interviewed Sir Mervyn King last night words like “banks” “economy” and “money” were unsurprisingly regularly used – but what else was on the Governor’s mind?
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Sir Mervyn’s misfortune on inflation targets
As Bank of England Governor Sir Mervyn King takes part in his first live television interview, Channel 4 News charts the above-target inflation rates during the latter half of his tenure.
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Economic crisis: four stories for Sir Mervyn
Ahead of tonight’s extended Channel 4 News interview with Bank of England Governor Sir Mervyn King, we look at how the country’s economic problems have affected the lives of four people.
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King’s ‘acceptable excuse’ for missing debt target
A green light for George Osborne to miss the debt target? In his interview on Channel 4 News, Bank of England Governor Sir Mervyn King hints that slow world growth would be an “acceptable excuse”.
