People: Sir Mervyn King

THE Governor of the Bank of England will be back in the spotlight on Wednesday when minutes of the December’s meeting of the monetary policy committee are released.

The meeting brought no change in policy but there is speculation that some members may have voted to step up the current £75 billion round of quantitative easing. Earlier this month King warned of the “extraordinarily serious and threatening” economic situation, so the minutes will be scrutinised for details of his concerns.