Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee member Greene speaking on Wednesday

1500 GMT/1000 US Eastern time:

• Bank of England Policymaker and member of the Monetary Policy Committee, Megan Greene, gives a speech at the UK’s Institute of Directors
• Topic is “Impact of global developments on the UK economy”

The discussion will cover:

• The various channels for spillover from global developments, including trade, foreign exchange and markets
• Exploration of the challenges and opportunities IoD members see for global trade
• Key risks in the global economy in 2025, and their potential impact on the UK.

• Megan Greene has been an external member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee since July 2023.
• She is a Senior Fellow at the Watson Institute (Brown University) and teaches at Schwarzman College (Tsinghua University) and the European University Institute.
• She serves on the Academic Advisory Committee at the San Francisco Fed and is a Senior Fellow in Global Macroeconomics at Chatham House.
• She is on the advisory boards of Rebuilding Macroeconomics and Econofact and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Bretton Woods Committee.
• Previously, she was Global Chief Economist at Kroll and John Hancock Asset Management.
• She was a Contributing Editor and columnist at the Financial Times, focusing on global macroeconomics and policy.
• She also served on the International Advisory Committee of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and was a Senior Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School.

This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.