Speculation over who will be the Bank of England’s next governor has mounted ahead of Mark Carney’s scheduled departure on Jan. 31. British media is awash with rumors about the government’s favored candidates. Former BoE deputy governors Paul Tucker and Minouche Shafik are the latest to be linked to the position. The finance ministry has said it will not make an announcement until after the Dec. 12 election. Carney has suggested he might stay a bit longer - in what would be his third extension - if needed. Below are possible contenders to run the BoE which oversees the world’s fifth-biggest economy and its huge ... (full story)