Stephen D. King
Stephen Daryl King (born November 1963) is a British economist. He is senior economic adviser at HSBC Holdings, where he was chief economist from 1998 to July 2015.[1] King also works as a journalist and consultant, and was a specialist adviser to the House of Commons Treasury Committee between 2015 and 2017.[2]
He is author of Losing Control: The Emerging Threats to Western Prosperity (2010), When the Money Runs Out: The End of Western Affluence (2013), Grave New World: The End of Globalization, the Return of History (2017)[3] and We Need to Talk About Inflation: 14 Urgent Lessons from the Last 2,000 Years (2023).[4]
King identifies as a "Jew through choice", converting to Judaism in 1991. He has described experiencing antisemitism since his conversion and believes that antisemitism has become worse over time.[5]
King’s career began at HM Treasury. He read Philosophy, Politics and Economics at New College, Oxford.
References
- ^ "HSBC's Janet Henry replaces Stephen King as global chief economist". Reuters. 3 August 2015.
- ^ About the Author, Grave New World (London: Yale University Press, 2017.)
- ^ ""Stephen King's Economic Horror Stories"". The New York Times. 12 July 2013.
- ^ We Need to Talk About Inflation — the warning signs are still there. Financial Times.
- ^ King, Stephen. "I converted to Judaism when I married — and discovered what antisemitism feels like". The Times. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
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