King hints at inflation target upheaval

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The outgoing governor of the Bank of England (BoE), Mervyn King, has said it may be time to review the UK's inflation target, but rejected a suggestion by his successor that central bankers should abandon inflation targeting altogether in times of economic crisis.

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