Capital markets look beyond EU, Fed divided, and what Lyons could bring to the Bank

What Lyons could bring to the Bank: Gerard Lyons’ candidacy for governor of the Bank of England may look like a pro-Brexit ploy, a way to sneak Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s optimism into a pessimistic institution. But Lyons, if a somewhat unconventional candidate, would bring some positive qualities, writes Chris Papadopoullos. Read more.

Podcast

In Conversation with Willem Buiter: Willem Buiter, special economic adviser at Citi, and OMFIF’s Ellie Groves discuss the implications of a euro area slowdown at a time of high public debt, the US-China trade conflict, the probability of a global economic recession, and the most recent pronouncements by the European Central Bank. Listen to the recording.