Investing.com - Bank of England Governor Mark Carney was left speechless on Tuesday by a question asking him to refute that Goldman Sachs manipulated him into making comments on the Brexit, as a vote in to leave the European Union is known.
While Carney was testifying before the U.K.’s Treasury Select Committee Hearing on the May Inflation Report, member of parliament Steve Baker stated that Goldman Sachs had been a donor to the group leading the campaign to remain in the EU and noted that the BoE governor was a former managing director of the investment firm.
“Can I just give you the opportunity to refute any suggestion that Goldman Sachs may have put pressure on you to take a view?”
“Wow…” Carney replied, followed by a momentary silence.
Baker clarified that it was not an allegation but simply an opportunity to refute the question.
“Yes, I refute it categorically. And I’m stunned… to even have it raised”, Carney replied.