Lord Turner hints at writing off QE debt

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Financial Services Authority chairman Lord Turner hinted yesterday that the Bank of England should consider writing off some of the £375bn gilt holdings purchased under quantitative easing.

In his Mansion House speech yesterday, Lord Turner called for more "innovative and unconventional policies" to bolster the economy. The FSA chairman, who is reportedly in the running to replace ...

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