BoE press conference: Governor Mark Carney speech live stream - Feb. 7

Eren Sengezer FXStreet

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney is scheduled to deliver a speech on the monetary policy outlook at after 12:30 GMT after the BoE publishes its interest rate decision alongside the Quarterly Inflation Report.

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About Mark Carney

Mark Carney is Governor of the Bank of England and Chairman of the Monetary Policy Committee, Financial Policy Committee and the Board of the Prudential Regulation Authority. His appointment as Governor was approved by Her Majesty the Queen on 26 November 2012. The Governor joined the Bank on 1 July 2013.

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Eren Sengezer

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As an economist at heart, Eren Sengezer specializes in the assessment of the short-term and long-term impacts of macroeconomic data, central bank policies and political developments on financial assets.

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