“Global liquidity has fluctuated wildly over the past five years and we are on the cusp of another retrenchment,” [Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney] said in the text of a speech, which was focused on global liquidity, to the Canada-U.K. Chamber of Commerce in London.
Mr. Carney, who was appointed chairman of the Financial Stability Board at last week’s G20 Summit, said market volatility is increasing and activity declining as global liquidity shrinks. “The effect on the real economy will soon be felt,” he said. The Bank of Canada expects the euro-area to experience a brief recession.