1500 GMT/1000 US Eastern time:
- Bank of England Policymaker and member of the Monetary Policy Committee, Megan Greene, gives a speech at the UK’s Institute of Directors
- Topic is “Impact of global developments on the UK economy”
The discussion will cover:
- The various channels for spillover from global developments, including trade, foreign exchange and markets
- Exploration of the challenges and opportunities IoD members see for global trade
- Key risks in the global economy in 2025, and their potential impact on the UK.
- Megan Greene has been an external member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee since July 2023.
- She is a Senior Fellow at the Watson Institute (Brown University) and teaches at Schwarzman College (Tsinghua University) and the European University Institute.
- She serves on the Academic Advisory Committee at the San Francisco Fed and is a Senior Fellow in Global Macroeconomics at Chatham House.
- She is on the advisory boards of Rebuilding Macroeconomics and Econofact and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Bretton Woods Committee.
- Previously, she was Global Chief Economist at Kroll and John Hancock Asset Management.
- She was a Contributing Editor and columnist at the Financial Times, focusing on global macroeconomics and policy.
- She also served on the International Advisory Committee of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and was a Senior Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School.
This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.
