Mervyn King
Zhou on four key decisions that forged the modern-day PBoC
Former People’s Bank of China governor Zhou Xiaochuan shares his perspectives about four critical moments in China’s economic reform agenda
A stressful week: saving the UK banking sector
One frenetic week in 2008 led to the formation of the UK’s modern stress-testing approach
Do not assume history will repeat itself – Yellen
In conversation with Mervyn King, Janet Yellen reflects on her four years in office as Fed chair, saying there was not time for champagne on her first day
The optimal size for central bank balance sheets
As the Fed seeks to reduce the assets on its balance sheets, Charles Goodhart examines the role between monetary and fiscal policy, central bank and debt office, and the optimal size of a central bank’s balance sheet
“What would Allan say?”
Central Banking Publications founder Robert Pringle finds pearls of wisdom in his email correspondence with the late Allan Meltzer
Kohn worried about weight of expectations on Federal Reserve
The weight of expectations on the US Fed may be too high; the US is not as well placed as the UK to tackle another major crisis, says the former Fed vice-chair
Former Fed vice-chair Kohn on populism, top central bankers
Donald Kohn speaks to Christopher Jeffery about his fears for the Fed amid mounting populism, why he has few policy regrets and his experiences working with some of the world’s top central bankers
King calls for IMF revamp
Former BoE governor suggests replacing IMF’s executive board with International Monetary and Financial Committee; notes fund may have strayed too far into political territory
Mervyn King on Brexit, crisis supervision, economic rebalancing and reforming the IMF
The former Bank of England governor discusses Brexit, radical regulatory reform, the difficulties rebalancing the European and global economies and an overhaul of the International Monetary Fund
UK must ensure there is no Mark Carney exit
Calls for Bank of England governor to step down must be resisted – Mark Carney represents a vital source of stability at a time of heightened uncertainty for the UK
Riksbank lays out ideas for macro-prudential overhaul
Executive board accepts many – but not all – recommendations of King and Goodfriend review, and offers some radical ideas of its own
Book notes: The end of alchemy, by Mervyn King
King’s book on how to fix everything that is wrong with the financial and economic system lays out radical proposals that deserve serious consideration
Mervyn King calls for radical banking reform
Former Bank of England governor wants to curtail banks’ use of maturity transformation, putting the central bank’s lender-of-last-resort role at the heart of his new banking system
People: Mozambique deputy moves to airline; Mervyn King joins Aston Villa FC board
Bank of Mozambique deputy moved from central bank to national airline; former BoE governor joins premier league team board of directors; and more
Independent review calls for major changes at Riksbank
Riksbank criticised for reliance on models, board members’ quarrels and ‘surreal’ monetary guidance, though King and Goodfriend say it is ‘clearly a success’ compared with past regimes
King says further easing unlikely to work
Former Bank of England governor warns monetary policy is reaching the limit of its ability to stimulate, with the global economy trapped in ‘quite serious disequilibria’
BoE’s crisis Court minutes reveal fractious relationships inside and out
Minutes of 2007-2009 meetings reveal efforts by Bank of England executives to circumvent the Court, as well as ‘strained’ relationship with other regulators
Bernanke laments scripted policy meetings
Former Fed chair tells Mervyn King that meetings are ‘deadly boring’ as most of the work is done in advance; both men reflect on the crisis for BBC Radio 4’s Today programme
UK launches probe into banking sector competition
Investigation will assess whether retail banking market is too concentrated, with barriers to entry and opacity under scrutiny
The viability of a commercial approach to central bank communication
Will the prevailing trend for central bank communications to mimic those of commercial entities and political parties stand the test of time?
Riksbank calls on Mervyn King for monetary policy review
Former BoE governor will head up a review, with Marvin Goodfriend, of Sweden's increasingly controversial monetary policy
Robert Pringle's Viewpoint: Carney makes his mark at the Bank of England
Mark Carney has achieved much more than meets the eye in his first five months as governor of the Bank of England
A new and explicit policy on liquidity provision
The Bank of England's new rules on liquidity provision reflect much closer regulation of banks' liquidity policies and a desire to avoid the mistakes of the crisis