Ben Bernanke urges Bank of England to upgrade 'out of date' forecasting infrastructure

Publication of ‘alternative scenarios’

Valeria Martinez
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Former Federal Reserve chair Ben Bernanke has urged the Bank of England to modernise its “out of date” forecasting infrastructure as a high priority, and consider supplementing its central economic forecast with "alternative scenarios".

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