ECB, BOJ trying to depress exchange rate: ex-BOE chief
The central banks insist that their easing policies are aimed at boosting growth and inflation
London
THE European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of Japan (BOJ) are essentially trying to push down the values of their respective currencies with the use of negative interest rates, former Bank of England (BOE) governor Mervyn King said.
"There are clearly limits" to the effectiveness of negative rates, Mr King said on Monday in a Bloomberg Television interview in New York with David Gura. "I think you can see with Japan and the euro area, th…
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