Articles by Tristan Carlyle
Carney urges G-20 leaders to cooperate
FSB releases report on global progress toward ending too-big-to-fail as its chairman, Mark Carney, stresses importance of cross-border cooperation over global financial reforms for global trade
Sarb looks to rein in money market liquidity
South African Reserve Bank concerned that high levels of liquidity could threaten the monetary policy transmission mechanism; plans to drain excess cash over a number of years
Yellen must overcome deputies’ curse to take Fed chair
Fed vice-chair Janet Yellen will need to avoid joining Paul Tucker, Tiff Macklem, Karnit Flug and other discarded deputies to take the top job at the Fed as governments increasingly favour outsiders
Bulgarian prosecutors probe printing press privatisation
Central bank strikes deal with French banknote producer to expand printing operations; investigation launched amid accusations of privatisation by stealth
Belarusian chair Ermakova reveals how she tackled runaway inflation
National Bank of the Republic of Belarus chair Nadezhda Ermakova tells CentralBanking.com about the central bank’s efforts to deal with the 2011 currency and ensuing inflation crisis
Bank Negara Malaysia looks to co-operatives to boost financial inclusion
Central bank sets out framework for assessing whether a co-operative is governed well enough to accept deposits from non-members and extend finance to the ‘underserved’
Georgian and Armenian central banks face different sides of inflation coin
National Bank of Georgia continues easing cycle as deflation returns; Central Bank of Armenia raises rates to combat sharp increase in inflation
Eastern Caribbean Central Bank takes over Anguilla’s largest two banks
ECCB steps in as banks’ capital positions deteriorate; Anguilla’s chief minister looks to the UK government for public and private investment in wider economy
BoE’s Weale votes against forward guidance
Martin Weale votes against guidance out of concern for medium-term inflation expectations, while MPC members remain divided over the prospect of more QE
Blejer heads up new Bank of Israel shortlist
Former Central Bank of Argentina governor is new front-runner for the Bank of Israel top job; former Israeli deputy Zvi Eckstein also submits application
RBA cuts growth forecast and suggests further easing could follow
Reserve Bank of Australia lowers its forecast for December’s growth rate; could follow up this week’s rate cut with another as labour market conditions weaken
IMF shuts up shop in Budapest as Hungary clears its debt
Central Bank of Hungary repays remainder of its €1.44 billion loan ahead of schedule; IMF’s Budapest office will close at the end of August as part of ‘a message to voters’
Bank of England ties monetary policy to unemployment
MPC will not raise interest rates or unwind its asset purchases ‘at least until’ the unemployment rate falls below 7%; unlikely to happen within the next three years according to latest forecast
Peter Praet delves deeper into ECB forward guidance
The ECB executive board member explains why the central bank issued forward guidance and how it will work; emphasises the importance of money dynamics in determining future policy
BoJ on target as IMF urges Abe to loose his other arrows
IMF says fiscal and structural reforms are necessary to create ‘durable’ increase in inflation; encourages Bank of Japan to begin internal discussions over its exit plan
IMF backs Czech forex intervention
Article IV says a ‘persistent and large undershooting’ of the Czech National Bank’s inflation target would warrant a weaker koruna; governor Miroslav Singer says board is coming round to the idea
Bank of England publishes history archive online
Digital archive project has uncovered BoE's controversial role in Nazi gold appropriation; includes all of the central bank’s main publications in addition to previously unpublished history
Frenkel drops bid to be next governor of the Bank of Israel
Jacob Frenkel withdraws candidacy for the post of governor at the central bank amid public furore; Israeli government may turn to Karnit Flug
MAS to lend Singapore dollars against JGBs
Monetary Authority of Singapore and Bank of Japan strike cross-border collateral arrangement; MAS looking to make it easier for banks to manage their liquidity needs
IMF looks to ECB for more monetary easing
IMF encourages the ECB to cut interest rates and launch a new round of long-term low-interest loans to buy more time for eurozone banks and legislators
BoE bows to persuasion as Austen proves banknotes not just a man’s field
English author will replace Charles Darwin on UK £10 note in 2017; campaign against central bank also yields review into the criteria used for character selection
Hungarian central bank signals rate cut slowdown
Monetary council cuts benchmark rate by 25 basis points for 12th consecutive meeting; says global volatility may justify a change in pace in coming months
Turkish rate rise brings easing to an end
Central bank increases overnight lending rate by 75 basis points; MPC signals willingness to tighten further as inflation jumps above 8%
Korean MPC member says economy ‘relatively safe’ from impact of Fed taper
Woosik Moon says emerging economies will see long-term interest rates rise as global liquidity contracts, but the strength of Korea’s economy should insulate it against the turbulence