https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ABbR8iDds1s/mervyn-a-king RSS for Node Thu, 07 May 2026 01:46:55 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-11-24/central-banks-should-abandon-the-king-canute-theory-of-inflation https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-11-24/central-banks-should-abandon-the-king-canute-theory-of-inflation Wed, 24 Nov 2021 05:30:34 GMT ABERYSTWYTH, WALES - FEBRUARY 02: Waves crash up against the sea defences at Aberystwyth during high tide and high winds on February 2, 2014 in Aberystwyth, Wales. With high tides, combined with gale force winds and further heavy rain, some parts of the UK are bracing themselves for more flooding. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-08-23/central-banks-are-risking-their-independence-mervyn-king-dan-katz https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-08-23/central-banks-are-risking-their-independence-mervyn-king-dan-katz Mon, 23 Aug 2021 06:30:27 GMT Jerome Powell, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, arrives for a Senate Banking Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, July 15, 2021. Powell said yesterday the U.S. economic recovery still hasn't progressed enough to begin scaling back the central bank's massive monthly asset purchases. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-07-20/quantitative-easing-is-a-dangerous-addiction https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-07-20/quantitative-easing-is-a-dangerous-addiction Tue, 20 Jul 2021 05:00:25 GMT QE is no cure-all. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-06-07/make-no-mistake-the-risk-of-inflation-is-real-mervyn-king https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-06-07/make-no-mistake-the-risk-of-inflation-is-real-mervyn-king Mon, 07 Jun 2021 05:00:18 GMT A 'Help Wanted' sign is posted beside Coronavirus safety guidelines in front of a restaurant in Los Angeles, California on May 28, 2021. - Following over a year of restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic, many jobs at restaurants, retail stores and bars remain unfilled, despite California's high unemployment rate, causing some owners to fear they will not be able to fully reopen by the June 15th date California has given for a full reopening of the economy. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo by FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-03-01/mervyn-king-on-powell-yellen-and-central-bank-independence https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-03-01/mervyn-king-on-powell-yellen-and-central-bank-independence Mon, 01 Mar 2021 05:01:01 GMT ATLANTA, GA - JANUARY 04: (L-R) Neil Irwin of the New York Times leads Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and former Chair of the Federal Reserve Janet Yellen during a panel discussion at the American Economic Association conference on January 4, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. Following a strong December jobs report, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 350 points at the open on Friday morning. In a television interview on Friday morning, National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow said he believes there is 'no recession in sight.' (Photo by Jessica McGowan/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-02-22/mervyn-king-the-case-for-post-pandemic-pessimism https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-02-22/mervyn-king-the-case-for-post-pandemic-pessimism Mon, 22 Feb 2021 05:01:02 GMT It might not come back. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-02-15/mervyn-king-says-the-debate-about-stimulus-is-missing-the-point https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-02-15/mervyn-king-says-the-debate-about-stimulus-is-missing-the-point Mon, 15 Feb 2021 07:30:12 GMT NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 22: The Broadway theater district in Manhattan stands mostly empty and closed as Covid-19 restrictions keep performances closed on December 22, 2020 in New York City. The $900 billion coronavirus relief stimulus package offers some hope to beleaguered theaters and performers with the Save Our Stages Act. The act will provide $15 billion for independent venues as well as Broadway theaters, comedy clubs and other venues and will be included in the relief package. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2020-12-15/mervyn-king-on-governments-biggest-covid-mistake https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2020-12-15/mervyn-king-on-governments-biggest-covid-mistake Tue, 15 Dec 2020 06:30:19 GMT LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 14: Coronavirus protesters are seen outside the Houses of Parliament on December 14, 2020 in London, England. On Tuesday night, Dec 1, MPs voted in favour of government proposals to enter England into a tiered system of lockdown beginning at midnight. Residents of Tier Two - High Alert can socialise with anyone they live with or who is in their support bubble in any indoor setting, whether at home or in a public place. Outdoors they must observe the rule of six. Pubs and bars must close, unless operating as restaurants. Hospitality venues can only serve alcohol with substantial meals and must close between 11pm and 5am with last orders called at 10pm. Organised indoor sport, physical activity and exercise classes will be permitted if it is possible for people to avoid mixing with people they do not live with. Schools remain open. (Photo by Peter Summers/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2020-12-04/mervyn-king-on-covid-fiscal-policy-and-the-recession https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2020-12-04/mervyn-king-on-covid-fiscal-policy-and-the-recession Fri, 04 Dec 2020 06:30:30 GMT MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 02: A woman walks past COVID-19 signage displayed on the Arndale in the city centre as Manchester enters Tier 3 on December 02, 2020 in Manchester, England. Last night MPs voted in favour of government proposals to enter England into a tiered system of lockdown beginning at midnight. Areas in Tier Three - 'Very High Alert' - sees people not able to meet socially indoors or outdoors with anybody they do not live with or have formed a support bubble with. Hospitality settings, such as bars, pubs, cafes and restaurants must close except for takeaway, delivery and click and collect services. Schools remain open. (Photo by Anthony Devlin/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2020-10-27/mervyn-king-on-the-perils-of-meritocracy https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2020-10-27/mervyn-king-on-the-perils-of-meritocracy Tue, 27 Oct 2020 08:00:15 GMT CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS - APRIL 22: A general view of Harvard University campus is seen on April 22, 2020 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Harvard has fallen under criticism after saying it would keep the $8.6 million in stimulus funding the university received from the CARES Act Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund in response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2020-09-09/mervyn-king-on-the-fed-s-new-approach-to-inflation https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2020-09-09/mervyn-king-on-the-fed-s-new-approach-to-inflation Wed, 09 Sep 2020 10:00:44 GMT Jerome Powell, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, speaks during the Jackson Hole economic symposium seen on an iPhone in Tiskilwa, Illinois, U.S., on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020. This year investors can listen directly during the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's annual event because it will be conducted virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic and streamed live to the public for the first time. https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2020-04-23/science-can-t-dictate-coronavirus-policy https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2020-04-23/science-can-t-dictate-coronavirus-policy Thu, 23 Apr 2020 05:00:10 GMT A man wearing a blindfold picking out a name in a telephone directory circa 1950's. (Photo by Keystone View/FPG/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2020-03-06/mervyn-king-city-of-london-should-align-with-new-york-not-eu https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2020-03-06/mervyn-king-city-of-london-should-align-with-new-york-not-eu Fri, 06 Mar 2020 06:30:21 GMT NEW YORK - SEPTEMEBER 14: Boris Johnson (R) the mayor of London, speaks with James Denaro, a trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange prior to ringing the closing bell at the end of trading day on September 14, 2009 in New York City. Johnson has been promoting tourism to London around New York City with stops at the 5th avenue Disney Store, the NASDAQ exchange, and the Broadway show "Billy Elliot." (Photo by Ramin Talaie/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2019-12-09/paul-volcker-was-a-remarkable-public-servant-says-mervyn-king https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2019-12-09/paul-volcker-was-a-remarkable-public-servant-says-mervyn-king Mon, 09 Dec 2019 17:55:24 GMT NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 17: Former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Paul Volcker, visits FOX Business Network's "CAVUTO: Coast To Coast" at FOX Studios on June 17, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2019-10-27/economics-revolution-needed-to-fix-great-stagnation https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2019-10-27/economics-revolution-needed-to-fix-great-stagnation Sun, 27 Oct 2019 08:00:24 GMT circa 1930: Unemployed men marching along the Thames embankment, carrying a banner reading 'Organise or Starve'. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2019-10-09/nobel-prize-in-economics-marks-50th-anniversary-as-a-top-honor https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2019-10-09/nobel-prize-in-economics-marks-50th-anniversary-as-a-top-honor Wed, 09 Oct 2019 05:00:02 GMT The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel laureate Bengt Holmström (center L) from Finland receives the Nobel Prize in Physics by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden during the award ceremony during the Nobel Price Award Ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall on December 10, 2016 at the Stockholm Concert Hall. Nobel laureates are honoured every year on December 10 -- the anniversary of the death of prize's founder Alfred Nobel, a Swedish industrialist, inventor and philanthropist. / AFP / SOREN ANDERSSON (Photo credit should read SOREN ANDERSSON/AFP/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2019-07-11/mervyn-king-on-europe-s-part-in-greece-s-downfall https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2019-07-11/mervyn-king-on-europe-s-part-in-greece-s-downfall Thu, 11 Jul 2019 04:01:53 GMT Greece’s new prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, surveys the wreckage. https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2019-05-30/mervyn-king-on-how-brexit-broke-british-politics https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2019-05-30/mervyn-king-on-how-brexit-broke-british-politics Thu, 30 May 2019 04:00:13 GMT The political establishment gave Farage and his Brexit insurgents their opening. https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-12-04/mervyn-king-says-may-s-brexit-deal-is-a-betrayal https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-12-04/mervyn-king-says-may-s-brexit-deal-is-a-betrayal Tue, 04 Dec 2018 05:25:05 GMT BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA - NOVEMBER 30: British Prime Minister Theresa May gestures during the opening day of Argentina G20 Leaders' Summit 2018 at Costa Salguero on November 30, 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (Photo by Amilcar Orfali/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-04-16/where-does-the-ecb-go-from-here https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-04-16/where-does-the-ecb-go-from-here Mon, 16 Apr 2018 06:00:11 GMT Jens Weidmann, president of the Deutsche Bundesbank, speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview following news conference to announce the German central banks annual report in Frankfurt, Germany, on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018. Germanys Bundesbank increased the money it puts aside to cover any losses when the European Central Bank starts to raise interest rates. Photographer: Alex Kraus/Bloomberg via Getty Images