Our terrified central bankers have sat on interest rates long enough

When news broke last Thursday evening that the US Federal Reserve had decided to keep interest rates on hold, I happened to be surrounded by serious economists representing a range of viewpoints and nationalities. None seemed surprised by the decision, though the media had declared it to be on a knife edge.

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TaggedAndy Haldane, Bank of England, Business, City of London, Corporate governance, Federal Reserve, interest rates, Jeremy Corbyn, living wage, Sahaviriya Steel Industries, Steel industry, Tata

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Our terrified central bankers have sat on interest rates long enough

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