BOE’s Posen Comments Out Of Jackson Hole

  • Says fed has room to ease monetary policy further given low inflation, high unemployment .
  • Says major central banks should ease policy more.
  • U.K. central bank should consider buying assets other than gilts.
  • Says ECB should cap rates on Italian and Spanish bonds .
  • Italy and Spain bond markets experiencing a “slow panic”.
  • Italian and Spanish yields don’t reflect fundamentals .
  • Says too soon to say whether UK’s ‘funding -for -lending ‘ scheme producing results.
  • Fed may not be able to to mimic UK funding for loans plan .
  • Says criticism of QE is exaggerated ., easing can substitute for rate cuts .
  • ECB bond buying is within mandate .

And it begins

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