Topic: Mervyn King

I do think public debt matters. We get to this crisis with levels of pubic borrowing that were too high and that made it difficult

BOE governor bemoans Britain's debt Feb 26, 2009

I am in no doubt that the single most pressing challenge to domestic economic policy is to get the banking system to get lending in any normal sense. That is more important than anything else at present

King says BOE may cut rates again Nov 25, 2008

We may need to cut (the) bank rate more than we would otherwise have done

King says BOE may cut rates again Nov 25, 2008

It now seems likely that the economy is entering a recession

Bank gov. says Britain entering recession Oct 22, 2008

The next year will be a difficult one, with inflation high and output broadly flat

Recession risk looms in Britain Aug 14, 2008