Eddie George

Deflation fears as c bankers eye global pick-up

The annual meeting of the Bank for International Settlements kicked off on Sunday 29 June with central bankers predicting a "gradual sluggish pick-up across the world moving into next year" as outgoing Bank of England Governor Sir Edward George said,…

BofE's George shrugs off fears of deflation

In an appearance before the Treasury select committee on Tuesday outgoing governor of the Bank of England Edward George said there was an "extremely" low risk of deflation in the UK and the US, acording to the Independent newspaper. He described the risk…

Wisdom, wit and gaffes from Sir Edward George

As the governor of the Bank of England prepares to leave the Old Lady an article in the Independent guides you, in its words, "through some of Sir Edward's "thoughts" and some other thoughts about Sir Edward, renowned central banker, after-dinner speaker…

BOE George, Mortgage change to help UK adopt euro

Speaking on Monday in an interview with BBC radio, the outgoing Bank of England governor Sir Edward George said he was optimistic the UK economy was entering a period of more balanced growth, and that the government should not raise taxes in the near…

The Eddie and Gordon show

Praise was liberally showered on Sir Edward George at his City swansong, the annual Lord Mayor's banquet for the square mile's great and good - Eddie's 27th in a row. Gordon Brown, Chancellor of the Exchequer, praised his integrity, steadfastness and…

Sir Edward George's Mansion House speech

In his Mansion House speech Sir Edward George, Governor of the Bank of England said that in terms of the overall macro-economy the Monetary Policy Committee framework has served us well. Annual inflation - on the present RPIX target measure - perhaps…

Change in the remit of the Bank of England's MPC

In a letter from Gordon Brown to Eddie George, governor of the Bank of England, the chancellor sets out his intention to change the MPC's remit in the next Pre-Budget Report to give the Bank of England a symmetric inflation target as measured by the…

Bush tells G8 would prefer stronger dollar

At the G8 summit on Monday 2 June, George Bush said he was committed to maintaining a strong dollar but that ultimately he wasn't the one who decides it. That job fell to Alan Greenspan, Reuters reported Mr Bush as saying.

A BIS embarrassed

Defeat for the BIS by minor shareholders was embarrassing and it has consequences for central banks with private shareholders, reports William Hall.

Bush meets Fed chief to indicate priorities

Fed chairman Alan Greenspan met with George Bush earlier this week to brief the US president on the state of the US economy, according to a report in the Financial Post. The meeting came as Mr Bush prepared to ask Congress for at least US$70-billion to…

BoE's George- pound fall cuts euro entry obstacles

Sir Edward George suggested on Tuesday that the Bank of England's recent surprise cut in interest rates would be "seen as quite dangerous by the ECB". He also suggested the ECB could benefit from a technical subcommittee to make interest rate…

Greenspan and Bush in public clash

In a rare rift with Alan Greenspan, the White House has taken issue with the Federal Reserve chairman's assessment that now is not the time to boost the economy - at least not along the course George Bush has chosen.

Monetary Policy Committee or Puzzle Committee?

ARTICLE - Perhaps the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee should be re-named the Monetary Puzzle Committee suggests Stephen King in an article. For him the B of E's decision to reduce interest rates last week after Sir Edward George criticised…

BIS meeting - Central bankers wary of Iraq war

Central banks need to watch the situation in Iraq closely and be prepared to act to stop any war damaging a modest world economic pickup in 2003, Bank of England Governor Sir Edward George said on Monday at a regular BIS meeting in Switzerland.

Bank of England has doubts on eurozone convergence

With the appointment of a widely seen 'eurosceptic' as the new governor of the Bank of England, the current incumbent Sir Edward George has raised doubts about Britain's economic convergence with the eurozone but stressed the comments were based on …

Bank of England Press Release

PRESS RELEASE - Following the announcement that Mr Mervyn King will replace Sir Edward George as Governor of the Bank of England when he retires at the end of June 2003, Sir Edward welcomed the appointment on Wednesday.

George says public spending will prop up growth

Speaking on Tuesday the Bank of England's governor, Sir Edward George said public spending will underpin UK economic growth once consumer demand starts to wane, but any "substantial and generalised" public sector pay rises will push up inflation. He gave…

George moves to allay fears on public finances

Edward George agrees with Mervyn King that the UK housing market is set for a dramatic slowdown in price rises. He joins the stability and growth pact debate effectively criticising it by raising concerns about spending cuts and tax increases when the…

Edward George on price/earnings ratios

SPEECH - Sir Edward George of the Bank of England told the Association of Corporate Treasurers last week that on some measures price/earnings ratos were back to the long-term averages. Is he saying the equity bubble is over, at least in the UK?

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