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Dear Chancellor

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016
... target: 2.0%. The BOE Governor sent four letters of explanation in 2015 and one (so far) on 4 February this year. In it, Mark Carney wrote, "The underlying causes of below-target inflation are unchanged since my previous letter: falls in commodity prices ...

Lift-off on Carney's mind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015
It's now safe to go back in the waters... This, perhaps, was what's in Bank of England (BOE) governor Mark Carney mind when, a day after news of the Greek deal, he told the UK Treasury select committee that: "The point at which interest rates may begin ...

'Brexit' betting booths now taking bets

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015
... of the man who brought it first to central banks' lexicon - Bank of England's (BOE) Canadian central bank import, Mark Carney. Mark Carney has not lifted a finger - no alteration in monetary policy - since he assumed his position as BOE Governor back ...

Forward guidance at its best

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2014
It's them, not us! This is the not so subtle message Bank of England (BOE) Governor Mark Carney delivered at his opening remarks following the release of the BOE's Quarterly Inflation Report last night. But of course, being the astute central banker ...

New masters of universe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2014
... different across the Atlantic where the Bank of England (BOE) may already have its finger on the trigger as BOE governor Mark Carney explained to his audience at the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries General Insurance Conference in Wales: "With many ...

Because I'm happy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2014
... Kingdom, the Bank of England (BOE) has found another reason to delay raising borrowing costs. According to Governor Mark Carney, it's the slack: "In light of the heightened uncertainty about the current degree of slack, the Committee will be placing ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
... of top companies sank 0.95 per cent to close at 6,777.85 points, weighed down also after Bank of England governor Mark Carney hinted at a rate hike sooner than expected. Frankfurt's DAX 30 ended the week down 0.26 per cent to 9,912.87 points, and the ...

UK on the go

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2014
... done something good." In his alone times, it wouldn't be surprising to catch imported Bank of England (BOE) Governor Mark Carney humming this tune from "The Sound of Music" to himself (perhaps at the same time that his predecessor, Sir Mervyn King, is ...

BOE qualifies for World Cup

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
... thereafter. So here we have it Virginia, the BOE would not be in a hurry to raise interest rates anytime soon. BOE Governor Mark Carney football (soccer) analogy may make this easier understood: "Securing the recovery is like making it through the qualifying ...

BOE has a problem to smile about

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014
The Bank of England (BOE) is expected to do what the ECB and the BOJ and the Fed did before it when it meets tomorrow night - that is, keep monetary policy steady as she goes and of course... provide "forward guidance". The only difference is that BOE ...