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title: "Interview with Stephen King: Senior Economic Adviser, HSBC"
description: "Stephen King is a leading economist & best-selling author. He shares standout findings, providing a \"myth-busting explanation of inflation\"."
url: "https://londonspeakerbureau.com/interview-stephen-king/"
language: "en-GB"
updated: "2023-03-02"
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# Interview with Stephen King: Senior Economic Adviser, HSBC

[Watch the video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFRBHYozRZQ)

[Stephen King](https://londonspeakerbureau.com/speaker-profile/stephen-king.md)‘s upcoming book, *We Need to Talk About Inflation*, explores 14 urgent lessons from the last 2,000 years. During this interview he shares some standout findings, providing a “myth-busting explanation of inflation”.

By analysing history, Stephen King shares how policymakers have failed as well as what to learn from these mistakes.

His last book, *When the Money Runs Out*, was selected as a ‘book of the year’ by the Financial Times, the Economist and the Times.

Stephen is a frequent public speaker and has presented at conferences all over the world. As part of a portfolio of interests and following 17 years as HSBC’s Chief Global Economist, Stephen was appointed HSBC’s Senior Economic Adviser in 2015.

**Video Timeline**

- **00:16** – Who are you and what do you do?
- **00:53** – Your upcoming book, “We Need to Talk About Inflation”, explores 14 Urgent Lessons from the Last 2,000 Years. What were some standout findings for you?
- **02:36** – Your book has been described as a “myth-busting explanation of inflation”. What in particular is this referring to?
- **03:40** – What are some major lessons the history of inflation can teach us? And why do policymakers fail to learn from the past?
- **05:20** – What about China’s come back after Covid?
- **06:36** – How does the global labour shortage affect inflation?
- **07:55** – During these uncertain times, what message do you have for corporations and leaders?
- **09:16** – What is next for you?

[![Stephen\_King\_Book](https://londonspeakerbureau.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Stephen_King_Book-196x300.jpeg)](https://www.amazon.com/We-Need-Talk-About-Inflation/dp/030027047X)

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