Adam Posen
BoE’s Posen won’t pursue second term on MPC if wrong on economy
Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee external member Adam Posen says he will not seek re-election to rate-setting committee if record on votes turns out to be wrong
BoE rate-setters split four ways once more
Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee minutes shows three members continued to vote for rate hikes despite downward revision in fourth quarter of 2010 growth figures
Commentators split on Bank justification for high inflation
CentralBanking.com web panellists divided on whether Bank of England is acting within remit in accommodating persistently above target price pressures
King acknowledges risk of wage-price spiral as inflation climbs to double Bank’s target
Inflation of 4% in January prompts Bank of England governor Mervyn King to pen another letter to the chancellor; letter acknowledges mounting inflationary pressures
Bank minutes: inflation may hit 4% in spring
Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee warns inflation could reach 4% in spring; says pace and extent of subsequent fall highly uncertain
Posen forecasts inflation ‘well below’ Bank’s latest estimate
Bank of England external Monetary Policy Committee member Adam Posen points to “empirical regularities” to explain why inflation could dip to less than 1% in years ahead
WikiLeak sparks King quit calls from Blanchflower
Former Monetary Policy Committee member David Blanchflower says Bank of England governor Mervyn King must resign over lack of political impartiality after new leak on whistleblower website
King is fully justified
The governor of the Bank of England is well within his rights to press politicians on the need for fiscal retrenchment, Robert Pringle argues.
Posen reveals Bank MPC at odds over fiscal policy
Bank of England rate-setter Adam Posen talks of divide over fiscal retrenchment; accuses majority view of being “excessively political”
Posen: we can’t call bubbles
Bank of England external rate-setter Adam Posen cites empirical evidence showing difficulty in distinguishing asset-price booms from busts
Bank’s MPC split three ways
Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee minutes show rate-setters remain divided over future outlook of economy
Bank minutes show Posen votes for more QE
Bank minutes show monetary policy committee member Adam Posen voted for further monetary stimulus
Bank’s Posen makes case for further stimulus
Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee member Adam Posen advocates use of more “monetary action” to stimulate economy
BoJ doing all it can to bolster growth, says Shirakawa
Bank of Japan governor Masaaki Shirakawa points to central bank’s multiple efforts to boost activity
Posen: Bank’s next step should be ‘heavy duty’ credit easing
Bank of England’s Posen suggests different tack if UK’s recovery remains anaemic
Posen breaks with Bank line on inflation
Bank of England’s Adam Posen believes the impact of consistently above-target inflation on expectations has led to high inflation; counters belief that price pressures can be attributed to temporary shocks
Bank’s Posen stoutly defends ECB bond purchases
Bank of England rate-setter Adam Posen slams critics who claim bond purchases will impinge upon central bank’s independence; says given low interest rates, bond purchases are essential monetary policy tool
Bank's Posen on western economies turning Japanese
Bank of England rate-setter Adam Posen discusses relevance of Japan's deflationary experience to western economies today
Inflation targets must be raised: IMF’s Blanchard
IMF economists Olivier Blanchard, Giovanni Dell’Ariccia and Paulo Mauro call for central banks to revise their price growth targets if they want to avoid crippling deflation
BoE’s Posen wants housing “stabilisers” to control bubbles
Monetary Policy Committee’s Adam Posen calls for existing taxes to work as automatic stabilisers for house prices; argues against leaning against the wind with rates
Bank pushes for corporate-debt expansion
Senior Bank of England officials want greater role for debt markets to enable smaller companies to bypass banks for funds
Britain on road to “lost decade”
Newest MPC member says fixing banks must be a priority for UK
BoE’s Posen backs governor on smashing up banks
Newest member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee sees case for limiting bank size “full stop”
Svensson: aim inflation expectations above target
Lars Svensson, one of the defenders of inflation targeting, says above-target inflation needed to spur employment