Articles by Tristan Carlyle
RBI gives website a makeover
Content on new site is divided according to the RBI’s different functions; search facilities and social media presence also updated
Wilkins sheds light on research into Bank of Canada regime
Senior deputy governor Carolyn Wilkins tells Central Banking how the Bank of Canada is preparing for the inflation-targeting renewal in 2016; sets out three research themes
Bank of Canada’s Vardy on what makes a good website
Jill Vardy says the best central bank websites ‘pay attention’ to how users get there; discusses current trends and new frontiers in online communications
IMF report urges review of euro timeline in Romania
Staff fear convergence could take longer than expected; encourage the transition to a ‘full-fledged’ inflation targeting regime at the central bank
Carney: BoE ‘nowhere near’ exhausting macropru tools
Governor says Bank of England has ‘some way to run’ in terms of both the number of tools and options for calibration; debates debt levels on panel at Bundesbank conference
Cyprus governor 'will not resign' despite political pressure
Chrystalla Georghadji will continue exercising her duties as governor despite the Cypriot president ordering an investigation into what he perceives as a ‘conflict of interest’
Fed officials debate research on equilibrium real rates
Research presented at US Monetary Policy Forum says uncertainty around equilibrium rate means the Fed should delay tightening policy; Loretta Mester and William Dudley discuss findings
Plosser and Conti-Brown debate Fed governance reforms
Peter Conti-Brown proposes giving the Fed’s board of governors the power to appoint and remove Reserve Bank presidents; Charles Plosser rejects arguments in his response
IMF research looks to jumpstart market for Italian NPLs
Nadège Jassaud and Kenneth Kang discuss their strategy for fostering a market for non-performing loans with Central Banking, stressing the need for ‘decisive action’
Poloz calls for ‘reinvention’ of central banking
Bank of Canada researching changes to its inflation targeting regime; Poloz asks how best how to incorporate financial stability into framework and avoid ZLB episodes
Yellen sheds light on lift-off communication
Fed chair discusses how the Federal Reserve will communicate its thought process on policy normalisation; rejects FOMC reform and Audit the Fed bill in congressional hearing
Kalyalya replaces Gondwe as Bank of Zambia governor
Former deputy governor Denny Kalyalya replaces Michael Gondwe at the helm of the central bank, after new president decides he wants a change at the top
Irish central bank targets consumer-first culture
New report from the central bank reveals focus on culture within the financial industry; head of consumer protection tells Central Banking about the institution’s plans
Belarus eyes policy overhaul
National Bank of the Republic of Belarus says it will exercise ‘tight control’ over the money supply in an effort to shackle inflation; questions over where this leaves exchange rate peg
Bank of Estonia selling manor estate for €2m
Maardu Manor, which dates back to the fourteenth century, has been placed on the market after being deemed an unsuitable property for the central bank to own
ECB launches quantitative easing
Mario Draghi unveils additional asset purchase programme that will see the ECB buy sovereign and agency debt; a ‘large majority’ of governing council backed decision
Lagarde: Divergent monetary policy could be a good thing
It could be 'helpful' for the global economy if the ECB eases more as the Fed starts tightening, Lagarde tells an audience in Davos; Summers warns eurozone QE not 'sufficient'
Canada cuts rate for ‘insurance’ against oil price drop
Stephen Poloz says the fall in oil prices in ‘unambiguously negative’ for the Canadian economy as central bank unveils first rate change in over four years
Great expectations: ECB set for QE showdown
Markets expect the ECB to announce a programme for buying €500 billion of sovereign bonds tomorrow, but the central bank retains the capacity to surprise
SNB shocks markets by abandoning euro ceiling ahead of ECB showdown
Swiss franc sharply appreciates against the euro in the wake of the Swiss National Bank’s decision to scrap the minimum exchange rate; central bank does not rule out ad hoc interventions
Legal opinion opens door for ECB bond-buying programme
Adviser to ECJ deems OMTs ‘compatible’ with European law in a move described as an ‘overwhelming success’ for ECB; could nonetheless restrict central bank's role in Troika
National Bank of Slovakia governor handed second term
Jozef Makúch is the first governor to be reappointed at the Slovakian central bank; tells Central Banking he is ‘very much looking forward’ to new challenges
Sejko lined up as next Bank of Albania governor
Albanian prime minister says parliament ‘will not reject’ the president’s nomination; former bank inspector Gent Sejko set to return to the central bank after a decade away
Women still hold less than 10% of top jobs
Central banks continue to become 'more equal employers' in 2014, but only 18 of 189 institutions are led by women