Central bank bosses enlist for war game to gauge threat of Lehman-style bust
Finance chiefs to join exercise in Washington designed to assess how they would handle collapse of significant bank The bosses of the central banks and treasuries of the UK, US and EU are to take part in a war game in Washington on Saturday to test how they would handle the collapse of a globally significant bank. Amid growing unease over the risks to global financial stability, the most senior officials from the US Federal Reserve , the European Central Bank and the Bank of England – including its governor, Andrew Bailey – are expected to take part. Continue reading...