Ben Broadbent
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UK inflation falls as shoppers turn cautious in virus crisis
- Economy
- April 22, 2020, 08:34
Britain’s inflation rate dropped in March when oil prices tumbled and the coronavirus crisis escalated, official data showed on Wednesday, with a fall(...)

Johnson’s retreat, WeWork woes and Mark Carney’s successor
- Economy
- September 20, 2019, 05:30
Image of the week: Empty podium It wasn’t the best of trips to Luxembourg this week for Boris Johnson, who failed to show up at a press conference on(...)

Bank of England governor appointment to be delayed
- Economy
- September 18, 2019, 06:47
The appointment of the next governor of the Bank of England will be pushed back until after the forthcoming election, the Financial Times reported, ci(...)

UK starts search for “highest calibre” Bank of England governor
- Financial Services
- April 24, 2019, 16:55
UK chancellor Philip Hammond has fired the starting pistol on the government’s search for a new Bank of England governor to replace the central bank’s(...)

British exporters unprepared for leaving EU
- Economy
- July 21, 2017, 12:40
British exporters are unprepared for leaving the European Union, according to a survey published Friday. Almost half have yet to review their strateg(...)

Bank of England issues new warning on Brexit trade
- Economy
- July 11, 2017, 16:00
The Bank of England has issued a new Brexit warning. A reduction in trade with the European Union after leaving the bloc would be damaging to the UK b(...)

Martin Wolf: It is unwise to wage war on low inflation
- Economy
- October 19, 2016, 12:47
Many influential interests and opinion-formers detest today’s ultra-low interest rates. They are also clear who is to blame: central banks. British p(...)

Bank of England ‘not indifferent’ to drop in sterling
- Economy
- October 14, 2016, 14:53
The Bank of England is not indifferent to the level of sterling, its governor said on Friday, giving a boost to the battered pound which has slumped i(...)

Bank of England’s Carney says EU has boosted dynamism of UK
- Economy
- October 21, 2015, 18:54
Bank of England Governor Mark Carney delivered an upbeat assessment of Britain’s membership of the European Union on Wednesday, which is likely to be(...)

Martin Wolf: ultra-low interest rates are not a plot by central bankers
- Economy
- March 18, 2015, 01:00
Why are interest rates so low? The best answer is that the advanced countries are still in a “managed depression”. This malady is deep. It will not(...)