BOE Official Sees ‘Exuberance’ as Top Financial Stability Risk

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Investor exuberance as interest rates fall and growth recovers is one of the biggest risks to financial stability this year, according to a Bank of England policymaker.

Markets may ramp up risk levels dangerously as economic conditions improve and volatility reduces, Jonathan Hall, an external member of the BOE’s Financial Policy Committee, said Wednesday in testimony to the UK Parliament.