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Industry fund chases insurance giant on climate risk

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
... for shareholders." The TCFD was established by the Financial Stability Board, chaired by Bank of England Governor Mark Carney, in order to address systemic financial risk posed by climate change.

Chief economist update: Three minutes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2018
... take on central banks' greater transparency and forward guidance is best explained by Bank of England (BOE) governor Mark Carney. In his testimony before the UK Parliament's Treasury Committee, Carney remarked that, "...the financial markets have started ...

Two holds and a raise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2017
... in order to return inflation sustainably to target." And again just over a month later (17 October) when Governor Mark Carney testified before the UK Parliamentary Treasury Select Committee. "Having used up more spare capacity, having seen some evidence ...

Go ahead BOE, make my day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 OCT 2017
... ¥147.93 over the same period; and down by 1.4% to €1.1205. The fade out must have been what prompted BOE Governor Mark Carney to reiterate this "forward guidance" in his testimony before the UK Parliamentary Treasury Select Committee overnight. "Having ...

No follow through

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2017
Unlike the Bank of Canada (BOC) which he headed from 2008-2013, now Bank of England (BOE) governor Mark Carney didn't follow through on the remarks he made at the European Central Bank Forum in Portugal that, "Some removal of monetary stimulus is likely ...

Inflation matters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017
... strengthening momentum in the UK economy - both of which, puts rising pressure on inflation - prodded BOE governor Mark Carney to remark: "Some removal of monetary stimulus is likely to become necessary if the trade-off facing the MPC continues to lessen ...

Data dictates immediate BOE action

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2017
... couldn't be faulted for bringing forward their expectations for policy normalisation in the UK especially after Governor Mark Carney's remarks at the European Central Bank Forum in Portugal. The one where Carney declared that, "Some removal of monetary ...

No 'Plan B' for Brexit "twist and turns"

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017
... become supportive of the on-going resilience of the British economy to Brexit uncertainties. Despite BOE governor Mark Carney warning only last February of the "twists and turns" heading into Brexit - almost immediately proved true in mid-April when ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
... weakness, particularly in business investment (due to Brexit uncertainty), have prompted Bank of England (BOE) governor Mark Carney to ponder some form of policy stimulus when the BOE next meets this month (14 July).

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2016
... painful experience of this". BOE on Brexit In a statement after the Brexit result, Bank of England (BOE) governor Mark Carney said that, "The Bank of England cannot (and should not) stand in the way of these necessary adjustments. But we will work to ...