Whose finger will be on the anti-bubble button?

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18 Mar 2009 | By   Hugo Dixon Follow @hugodixon
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Adair Turner, boss of the UK s FSA, has rightly identified the need for new weapons to stop the next bubble. But he has left open the question of whether his finger, the Bank of England s or both will be on the button. Resolving this is critical.

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