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The speech was not planned. Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of England intervened, Thursday, June 30, in a speech organized at the last moment to try to calm the post-Brexit panic. The tone was also outstanding in its clarity: “I think (…) a relaxation of monetary policy will be needed during the summer,” , said Mr. Carney, confirming that it was considering a drop in key interest rates. It is currently at 0.5% and could reach the symbolic threshold of 0%. Unless other action “quantitative easing” (QE) are taken.
Mr. Carney stressed that his views are personal and do not necessarily engage the other eight members of the Monetary Policy Committee. A decision will be taken collectively, at the next …
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