Bank Of England Governor

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  Mark Carney: Canadian Banker-Turned-PM Betting It All On A Snap Election

  Mark Carney was once appointed as governor of the Bank of England - the first time a non-British citizen was chosen for the role

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  FTX Bankruptcy: US Prosecutors Began Probing Crypto Exchange Months Before Collapse: Report

  FTX was being probed by US federal prosecutors months before the crypto exchange collapsed earlier this month, according to a report. The beleaguered crypto exchange filed for US bankruptcy protection and its founder Sam Bankman-Fried resigned as chief executive, after rival exchange Binance walked away from a proposed acquisition. The implosion of...

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  FTX Crisis Explains Need to Bring Crypto World Within Regulatory Framework: Bank of England

  FTX implosion has explained the need to bring the crypto world within the regulatory framework, Bank of England Deputy Governor Jon Cunliffe said on Monday. He added that FTX's woes highlighted the need for regulators to put in place tighter controls as quickly as possible. Currently, crypto firms in Britain only have to show they can put in place ...

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  Bitcoin Not Practical as Payment Mode, Says British Central Bank Governor Andrew Bailey

  Andrew Bailey, the 63-year-old governor of the Bank of England (BoE) has dismissed Bitcoin as an everyday payment alternative. According to Bailey, Bitcoin can serve as a commodity to be owned, but not as a mode of making daily payments. The BoE chief made his statements while speaking on the Jobs of the Future podcast this week.

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  Bank of England’s Governor Expresses Concerns on El Salvador’s Bitcoin Legalisation

  BoE chief Andrew Bailey has expressed concerns regarding the volatility of the crypto market and has questioned if Salvadorans are even aware of the risks.

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  Crypto Collapse Could Result in Global Financial Crisis, Claims Bank of England Executive

  The deputy governor of the Bank of England, Jon Cunliffe, has called for regulators to urgently set standard rules for cryptocurrency markets. He made a direct comparison between the growing popularity in cryptocurrency and the US market boom in sub-market mortgages, which gravely intensified the global economic crisis of 2008.

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  Google Plans to Clamp Down on Online Financial Scams on Its Platform in Britain

  Google on Wednesday announced that all financial services will need to be verified by the regulator before they can advertise on its platform in an effort to check on online financial scams.

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  UK Will Not Appoint New Central Bank Chief Before Election, Says Official

  Britain's government will not name a successor to Bank of England Governor Mark Carney before a national election due on December 12, a finance ministry official said.

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  Raghuram Rajan Explains Why He Didn't Apply For Bank Of England Job

  Former Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan has indicated the political challenges posed by Brexit were the reasons he didn't apply to head up the Bank of England.

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  Britain Starts Search For Next Bank Of England Governor

  Britain's finance minister Philip Hammond began the search for a new governor of the Bank of England on Wednesday, seeking someone to help steer the world's fifth-biggest economy, and its global financial centre, through the upheaval of Brexit.

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  Risk Of No-Deal Brexit 'Uncomfortably High': Bank of England

  Bank of England Governor Mark Carney on Friday warned that the possibility of a no-deal Brexit was "uncomfortably high" and "highly undesirable" but still "unlikely".

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  Raghuram Rajan Says Won't Apply For Top Job At Bank Of England

  Former Reserve Bank of India chief Raghuram Rajan said on Wednesday he did not intend to apply for the job of Bank of England governor which is due to come vacant next year.

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  Raghuram Rajan Contender For Top Job At Bank Of England: Report

  Raghuram Rajan, former Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, has been named as one of the possible contenders for the top job at the Bank of England (BoE), according to a report by UK-based Financial Times.

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  Bank Of England's Deputy Governor Ramsden Sees Case To Raise Rates Soon

  Bank of England's Dave Ramsden was one of two policymakers who opposed the BoE's decision in November to raise interest rates for the first time in a decade, but appears to have shifted his stance

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  Artist JMW Turner To Appear On England's New 20 Pound Note

  The artist JMW Turner will appear on the new 20 pound note, Bank of England governor Mark Carney announced on Friday.