Saturday, Oct 18, 2008
Arise Sir Robert!
FT.COM: October 2013: that was the week that will be
What a week! The utility-dominated FTSE 100 celebrated the fifth anniversary of the crash of 2008 with a 2 per cent gain to close at 1,950, its biggest five-day surge since early 2009.
Sir Robert Peston, who took over as governor of the Bank of England earlier this year following its long-heralded absorption of the Financial Services Authority, welcomed the government's decision to delay privatisation again. "Speculation, encouraged by irresponsible media coverage, has got out of control," he said, reminding journalists of their duties under the 2011 Dangerous Blogs Act.
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