Central banks: What to achieve & how to get there

This article says underneath it all, central bankers are ordinary folk, and they, too, face difficulties in achieving what they want. At the Bank of England, the Monetary Policy Committee's life has been relatively short but, already, there is a sense that past decisions are being questioned, Stephen King says.

First published in the Independent newspaper, 29 September. The author, Stephen King, is managing director of economics at HSBC.

When you look back at your life, you might sometimes wonder

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