Economics
Rate Cuts Aren’t Right Response to Virus, Says Ex-BOE Chief King
Mervyn King
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Interest rate cuts and a broad fiscal spending aren’t an effective way to tackle the economic fallout from the coronavirus, according to former Bank of England Governor Mervyn King.