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Megan Greene @economistmeg.bsky.social · 2d

My column on supply shocks, now with the chart that the FT inadvertently omitted: www.ft.com/content/c774...

Central banks need to learn lessons about supply shocks

We now know that the inflation that often follows can be persistent rather than transitory

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Megan Greene @economistmeg.bsky.social · 2d

The conventional wisdom that central banks should look through negative supply shocks needs updating. I use our recent experiences with supply shocks to draw lessons about how they hit the economy and how central banks should respond to them. www.ft.com/content/c774...

Central banks need to learn lessons about supply shocks

We now know that the inflation that often follows can be persistent rather than transitory

www.ft.com

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Megan Greene @economistmeg.bsky.social · 16d

I gave a speech at @UofGlasgow on the lessons we have learned from recent supply shocks and how to respond to them. The conventional wisdom is to look through them. I think we need to reconsider this. www.bankofengland.co.uk/speech/2025/...

The Supply Side Demands More Attention − speech by Megan Greene

Given at the Adam Smith Business School, University of Glasgow

www.bankofengland.co.uk

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Megan Greene @economistmeg.bsky.social · Aug 19

“I’ve seen what happens when a country messes with data.” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/o...

By Andreas Georgiou, the former head of the Greek stats agency who was subjected to 7 criminal and civil legal cases for reporting Greece’s stats accurately.

Opinion | I’ve Seen What Happens When a Country Messes With Data. America, Beware.

www.nytimes.com

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National Institute of Economic and Social Research @niesrorg.bsky.social · Jun 29

#WeekendWatching 📺

Did you miss our Public Lecture with MPC member @economistmeg.bsky.social on Central Bank balance sheets earlier in the week?!?

NO panic ❗️ You can watch it back here ⬇️😉

#CentralBanks
#MonetaryPolicy
#UKeconomy

Public Lecture with Megan Greene: Monetary Policy Implications of Differences in Central Bank Balance Sheet Management - NIESR

In this speech, Megan will examine the differences in how the Bank of England, ECB and Federal Reserve are managing their balance sheets, whether they provide financial arbitrage opportunities for…

niesr.ac.uk

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Megan Greene @economistmeg.bsky.social · Jun 24

I gave a speech today at @NIESRorg looking at how the BoE, ECB and Fed manage their balance sheets, whether the differences bw them create trading opportunities for banks to book profits and whether I need to worry about this as an MPC member.👇
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A feature not a bug − speech by Megan Greene

Speech given at the National Institute of Economic and Social Research

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National Institute of Economic and Social Research @niesrorg.bsky.social · Jun 24

Our Public Lecture with @economistmeg.bsky.social on Central Bank balance sheets has just started, introduced by @econstevem.bsky.social 📈

#CentralBanks
#BankOfEngland
#MonetaryPolicy

niesr.ac.uk/event/public...

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National Institute of Economic and Social Research @niesrorg.bsky.social · May 30

UPCOMING EVENT: Public Lecture with @bankofengland.bsky.social's Megan Greene 💬 @economistmeg.bsky.social

"Monetary Policy Implications of Differences in Central Bank Balance Sheet Management"

⏰ 24 June, 10:30-11:30
📌 NIESR offices, Westminster

Sign up to attend 👇
niesr.ac.uk/event/public...

Public Lecture with Megan Greene: Monetary Policy Implications of Differences in Central Bank Balance Sheet Management - NIESR

In this speech, Megan will examine the differences in how the Bank of England, ECB and Federal Reserve are managing their balance sheets, whether they provide financial arbitrage opportunities for...

niesr.ac.uk

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Megan Greene @economistmeg.bsky.social · May 26

“At the end of the day, your integrity is all you have. Guard it wisely.” Nice commencement speech by Jay Powell at Princeton. www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...

Baccalaureate remarks by Chair Powell at the Princeton University Baccalaureate Ceremony

Thank you, President Eisgruber, for the opportunity to speak here today. Congratulations to the Princeton University class of 2025 on the tremendous achievemen

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Megan Greene @economistmeg.bsky.social · Apr 25

Here’s how I’m thinking through some of the channels of tariff propagation through the U.K. economy. Exchange rates are important—and they haven’t moved as the theory would suggest. My latest in @FT www.ft.com/content/cd50...

Uncertainty remains the only certainty for UK on tariffs

If the dollar were to weaken further, the drag on growth and inflation would probably be larger

www.ft.com

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Megan Greene @economistmeg.bsky.social · Apr 22

Was a pleasure to join @flacqua on @BloombergTV today to discuss the potential impact of tariffs on the UK (depends partly on exchange rates), other sources of uncertainty for the UK inflation outlook and the importance of central bank independence. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Nan...

Trump Tariffs: Why BOE Rate-Setter Megan Greene Sees Disinflation Risk

YouTube video by Bloomberg Television

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Megan Greene @economistmeg.bsky.social · Apr 7

Surprised CD’s are even still on the chart… h/t @chartdaily

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Sander Tordoir @sandertordoir.bsky.social · Mar 2

Just check out this banger chart from the indispensable work by Barry Eichengreen, Arnaud Mehl and Livia Chitu.

Countries that rely on the US for military protection hold a much higher fraction of their foreign exchange reserves in U.S. dollars.

They show similar patterns for historical data.

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Jeremy Cliffe @jeremycliffe.bsky.social · Mar 4

CDU/CSU &SPD have just proposed a sea change in German fiscal policy:

- defence spending above 1% of GDP exempt from debt brake
- 10-year €500bn special fund for infrastructure
- looser debt rules for states
- further debt-brake reform in new Bundestag

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Tony Tassell @tonytassell.bsky.social · Mar 5

Deutsche Bank not holding back in describing how important Germany's deal to lift is debt brake is: www.ft.com/content/1886...

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Tom Braithwaite @tombraithwaite.bsky.social · Dec 6

One of the FT’s biggest UK reporting jobs was posted this week

Chief UK Business Correspondent

job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/financialtim...

Job Application for Chief UK Business Correspondent at Financial Times

job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · Nov 27

New fintwit is in danger of becoming a sausage fest like old fintwit so here are some LADIES on a list for you to follow. I made it in my sick bed so 1: sympathy please and 2: tell me who I missed

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Megan Greene @economistmeg.bsky.social · Nov 21

Yep, there’s a video and an audio version of it here if you scroll down: www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...

The future of inflation

6.30pm Monday 18 Nov | Boris Vujčić, Iain Begg | Registration Required | Free hybrid public event at the LSE

www.lse.ac.uk

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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · Nov 20

I’m contractually obligated to tell you guys the Boston Red Sox added Jhoestynxon Garcia to their 40-man roster and his nickname is “The Password.”

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Megan Greene @economistmeg.bsky.social · Nov 18

Here you go! www.bankofengland.co.uk/speech/2023/...

Are we there yet? A journey into monetary policy and medium-term factors − speech by Megan Greene

Given at Leeds University Business School

www.bankofengland.co.uk

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Umit Singh Dhuga @usdhuga.bsky.social · Nov 18

Reminder that there’s an excellent webinar tomorrow on the future of inflation — @economistmeg.bsky.social is involved and that’s usually all the suasion one needs. Tomorrow at 1.30pm EST / 6.30pm GMT

www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...

The future of inflation

6.30pm Monday 18 Nov | Boris Vujčić, Iain Begg | Registration Required | Free hybrid public event at the LSE

www.lse.ac.uk

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Megan Greene @economistmeg.bsky.social · Nov 13

I’m speaking alongside Boris Vujčić (Governor of the Croatian National Bank) at the LSE next Monday on the future of inflation. Details to register are here: www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...

The future of inflation

6.30pm Monday 18 Nov | Boris Vujčić, Iain Begg | Registration Required | Free hybrid public event at the LSE

www.lse.ac.uk

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Megan Greene @economistmeg.bsky.social · Oct 28

I sat down with the Atlantic Council last week at the IMF/WB meetings to talk about the U.K. economy and my views on the balance of risks. The full discussion is here: m.youtube.com/watch?v=uNcs...

The Bank of England's Megan Greene on the bank's first rate cut in four years

YouTube video by AtlanticCouncil

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Megan Greene @economistmeg.bsky.social · Oct 21

Wow, thank you for the warm welcome on here! It really does feel like 2010 Twitter. Thanks also to @tobyn.bsky.social for the super quick starter hack.

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Megan Greene @economistmeg.bsky.social · Oct 21

In this Financial Times column, I examine the weakness in UK consumption and discuss the implications for the economy and monetary policy. t.co/AhbcvBLUxx Nice to be back online the pink pages!

https://www.ft.com/content/35845d93-11e4-4387-b5e7-0ccfc9218ce6

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