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MarketWatch (June 7)

2023/ 06/ 08 by jd in Global News

“The Bank of Canada delivered another reminder to U.S. investors Wednesday that pressing ‘pause’ on interest rate hikes doesn’t necessarily mean the monetary tightening cycle is over.” The central bank “surprised traders” by lifting rates a quarter percentage point after a four-month pause. The move came just after the “Reserve Bank of Australia on Tuesday delivered a second straight rate hike after having ended a short pause of its own.”

 

Reuters (July 14)

2022/ 07/ 15 by jd in Global News

“After staring parity against the dollar in the face for days, the euro finally broke the key level.” The immediate cause was surging U.S. inflation, which strengthens “the case for a supersized 100 bps rate hike by the Federal Reserve” should it choose to follow the Bank of Canada, which “paved the way” with “the first 100-basis-point rate increase among the world’s advanced economies in the current policy-tightening cycle.”

 

Investment Week (May 22, 2013)

2013/ 05/ 24 by jd in Global News

Mark Carney will soon head the Bank of England (BOE). In his last speech as Governor of the Bank of Canada, he was critical of European leaders for not doing enough to stimulate the economy, blaming Europe’s lingering recession on “fiscal austerity, low confidence and tight credit conditions” and warning against a lost decade. In contrast, Carney was highly supportive of recent monetary stimulus by the Bank of Japan. Much of Carney’s future success at the BOE will be determined by the state of the eurozone, which accounts for the majority of U.K. trade.

 

Euromoney (November 26)

2012/ 11/ 27 by jd in Global News

The UK looked outside in appointing the Bank of England’s next governor. “The surprising appointment of Mark Carney, Bank of Canada governor, could have profound consequences for the UK’s monetary framework, financial services industry and global bank reform drive.” Carney had been named Euromoney’s Central Bank Governor of the Year for 2012, an award he accepted in Tokyo during the IMF/World Bank meetings.

 

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