A few hours after the Fed’s announcement, news came that the British government was open to considering a change in the Bank of England’s policy anchor. Unlike the Fed, the BoE’s sole objective for years has been price stability, with no additional employment mandate.
就在美联储公告宣布几小时后，有消息称英国政府开始思考改革英国银行的基础政策。与美联储不同，英国央行多年来的唯一目标一直是保持价格稳定，并不承担创造就业机会的责任。如果仍像过去那样一再完不成目标，管理者必须面向政府做出公开的解释。现在看来政界人士有可能向银行推卸促进经济增长和就业的义务。