Market Talk: Someone has to man up

The financial markets are in turmoil, but where is the leadership?

Janet Yellen, chair of the US Federal ReserveBloomberg
Tony Smurfit, chief executive, Smurfit KappaMaura Hickey

Someone has to man up

Who will blink first and attempt to end the turmoil in financial markets that’s threatening to spill over into the real economy?

It is going to take one of the central bankers from the US, Europe, England or Japan to step in and attempt to ...