quantitative-easing

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Baillie Gifford's chief investment officer has said Europe's only option to tackle enormous budget deficits is to print more money.

Jupiter's Guy de Blonay said markets may have to plunge a further 15% before "complacent" policymakers look to more QE.

Henderson's head of fixed income John Pattullo said Europe must print money and recapitalise its banks in order to combat its sovereign debt crisis.

Adam Posen, the external member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), has upped his call for more quantitative easing (QE) to £100bn and proposed a ‘public bank' for businesses struggling to find credit on the highstreet.

Chancellor George Osborne has said there are no barriers to the UK launching more quantitative easing amid growing fears over the health of the UK economy, the Financial Times reports.

Andrew Milligan, head of global strategy at Standard Life Investments, scrutinises Ben Bernanke's Jackson Hole speech.

Business leaders are urging the Bank of England (BoE) to pump in a further £50bn to its quantitative easing programme, ahead of the Monetary Policy Committee's (MPC) decision on interest rates.

Alistair Darling has launched a scathing attack on Mervyn King's governorship of the Bank of England during the financial crisis, and warned the government's decision to hand more power to the institution is a mistake.