ECB raises interest rates by quarter of a point to tame inflation Move marks eighth successive rise, highlighting struggle to cool price rises amid juddering growth The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2023
European Central Bank raises interest rates to fight inflation; Nationwide to lift fixed mortgage rates – as it happened UK mortgage holders face worst squeeze since 1990s crash, while Europe’s central bank hikes borrowing costs to battle inflation The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2023
Former Bank of England governor Mark Carney on how to keep the lights on Mark Carney, former governor of the Bank of England and green energy financier, says Australia will reach its emissions targets without interruption to energy supply. ABC News · Apr 10, 2023
Jamie Oliver calls for free school meals for all families on universal credit ‘Best value of a taxpayer’s buck,’ campaigning TV chef tells Rishi Sunak government The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2022
Who is the ‘sexy turtle’? Andrew Bailey helps decide your mortgage costs Some praise UK’s most powerful non-elected official for mini-budget response while some say Bank of England governor is out of touch The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2022
Wall Street reneges on climate promises Vanguard, the world’s second-largest asset manager, announced it is resigning from a global net-zero initiative Salon · Dec 11, 2022
Canada should focus on building ties with countries that share its values — but tread carefully In his recent book, Values: Building a Better World for All, economist and former governor of the Bank of Canada and Bank of England Mark Carney argued that economic activity should be intentionally linked to the social and political outcomes it generates. The Conversation · Nov 23, 2022
Brexit isn’t to blame for our current problems; it is still an opportunity Whether that opportunity is seized or squandered is yet to be seen but the dire predictions didn’t happen The Guardian - UK · Nov 6, 2022
Former Bank of England Governor says Brexit partly to blame for soaring interest rates Mark Carney, who ran the central bank until March 2020, said the UK’s decision to leave the EU had devalued the pound which put upward pressure on inflation Daily Mirror · Nov 4, 2022
The Guardian view on Brexit and the economy: time to face facts Editorial: Denying the cost of leaving the EU keeps Britain locked in a cycle of falling living standards and rising anger The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2022
Carney doubles down on claims Brexit has taken a toll on UK economy But Downing Street insists sky-high inflation is being driven by global factors such as Covid and the war in Ukraine. The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2022
Mark Carney doubles down on claim that Brexit has shrunk UK economy Former Bank of England governor Mark Carney has defended his bleak warnings that Brexit would devalue sterling and add to inflation ahead of a recession. Evening Standard · Nov 4, 2022
Scrapping Sizewell C nuclear plant would put net-zero at risk, ministers warned Power plant could be victim of Jeremy Hunt’s belt-tightening Autumn Statement The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2022
Brexit a key reason for UK inflation, former Bank of England boss says BREXIT is one of the key reasons why the UK’s central bank has been forced to raise interest rates despite an oncoming recession, a former… The National (Scotland) · Nov 4, 2022
The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2022 Interest rate pain is consequence of Brexit, says former Bank of England governor OLD Current financial woes ‘bear out warnings of Remain side in EU referendum’
The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2022 UK rail strikes suspended as RMT says employers ‘seeing sense’ and talks intensifying – as it happened The rail union says strikes for Saturday, Monday and Wednesday have now been called off
Evening Standard · Nov 2, 2022 Maersk warns of ‘dark clouds on the horizon’ as it cuts demand forecast amid growing recession fears The firm said vacancy rates for warehousing fell to near-historic lows, as businesses scrambled for extra storage space to hold their swelling inventory levels after a drop-off in consumer demand
Reuters · Oct 28, 2022 Mark Carney-led grouping drops U.N. climate initiative requirement A coalition of financial firms led by former Bank of England governor Mark Carney that aims to tackle climate change said on Thursday it has dropped a requirement for its members to sign up to a United Nations emissions reduction campaign.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 24, 2022 Mark Carney denies big banks threatened to quit climate finance group Former BoE governor admits his net zero alliance weakened veto on coal investment because of ‘antitrust concerns’
Ballotpedia · Oct 18, 2022 Economy and Society, October 18, 2022: South Carolina to divest BlackRock funds over ESG Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.
Evening Standard · Oct 12, 2022 Bailey must come clean on the way out of this mess Bank of England Governor insisted pensions emergency bond market intervention would end Friday
The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2022 Liz Truss to hold emergency talks with OBR after failing to calm markets Exclusive: in unusual move, PM and Kwasi Kwarteng will meet fiscal watchdog after mini-budget sparked investor panic
The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2022 ‘I’d never seen anything like it’: how market turmoil sparked a pension fund selloff Bank of England stepped in on Thursday to stabilise price of UK government bonds and avert a deeper crisis
Evening Standard · Sep 29, 2022 Liz Truss says ‘we have the right plan’ despite economic turmoil But ex-Bank chief takes aim at PM and Kwarteng
Wales Online · Sep 29, 2022 Liz Truss breaks silence on mini-budget and economic turmoil "We had to take urgent action to get our economy growing"