Christian Noyer
Should the ECB follow the Fed in adopting a dual mandate?
Current and former officials argue an expanded mandate could prove ineffective
Villeroy de Galhau and Fischer express caution over inflation target change
There could be costs to changing inflation targets in response to persistent low inflation, say François Villeroy de Galhau, Christian Noyer and Stanley Fischer
Financial market risk being pushed into ETFs, Noyer warns
Central bankers must develop oversight of ETFs and similar securities, Noyer tells farewell seminar; must also convince markets and public of opposition to low inflation and deflation
Noyer wants tailored approach to shadow bank regulation
Banque de France governor highlights the risks of a ‘one size fits all’ approach to regulation across the banking and shadow banking sectors
Former COO of BNP nominated as Banque de France governor
François Villeroy de Galhau picked by French president to succeed Christian Noyer as central bank head; past experience includes BNP Paribas and French treasury
Bundesbank's Weidmann to replace Noyer as chair of BIS board in November
The Bundesbank president will take over as chairman of the BIS board of directors when Christian Noyer retires from Banque de France next month
Noyer: IMF’s decision on SDR not politically motivated
Banque de France governor Christian Noyer acknowledges ‘symbolism’ of the IMF’s currency basket, but stressed the composition is based on technical work and not politics
Noyer says ECB ‘ready to go further’
Banque de France governor says monetary policy is doing its job and requires time to take effect, but more easing is available if necessary
Noyer says ECB can cope with solvency risks
Banque de France governor flags risks from balance sheet expansion, but says the ECB is ‘fully protected’ against solvency risks
Robert Pringle's Viewpoint: The eurozone’s unfinished business
Economic adjustment and financial sector reform must go hand in hand – with the ECB due to play a central role
Noyer paints picture of ‘European Federal Reserve System’
Banque de France governor sets out vision of the ECB operating in a similar style to the Fed – with France taking the place of New York
National Bank of Hungary honours Austrian governor
Ewald Nowotny receives Lamfalussy Award for ‘exceptional international efforts’; associated conference in Budapest features comments from a host of European central bankers
Christian Noyer overruled by finance minister on savings rate
Banque de France governor Christian Noyer proposes cutting the interest rate paid on the country’s most popular savings account; Pierre Moscovici rejects the move to ‘protect spending power’
Governments must not ‘scapegoat' financial markets, says Noyer
The power the financial markets have over states is due to weak regulation and governments' over-reliance on them to finance sovereign deficits
Noyer gives green light to Banque de France job cuts
'Modernisation plan' will see thousands of jobs lost at Europe's largest central bank by head count; more investment will be made in technology, IT and training
Pressure builds on ECB as figures show no lending growth
OECD and the European Commission call on the European Central Bank to do more, as ECB figures show lending to the eurozone's productive economy continues to shrink
Weidmann hits out at 'austerity backlash'
Bundesbank president challenges Blanchard study, says no conflict between fiscal consolidation and growth; Banque de France governor Noyer throws weight behind European banking union
Central banks adopting social media at different paces, finds CBJ study
A new Central Banking journal study shows that institutions around the world are adopting very different approaches in their deployment of social media techniques
Banque de France devotes 17th Financial Stability Review to OTC regulation
Biggest players in international financial regulation contribute to French central bank's compendium of the latest thinking on OTC derivatives regulation
Noyer trumpets Eurosystem response to crisis
Banque de France governor Christian Noyer believes the monetary policy adopted in the Eurosystem is a source of ‘immediate confidence and stability’
French circus to perform as part of ECB cultural days
ECB reveals programme for cultural days 2012; spotlight for annual event falls on France and will for the first time feature a circus production