Articles by Tristan Carlyle
Bank of Thailand appoints new deputy; ex governor hired by military regime
Central bank board appoints one new deputy and changes the portfolio of another; ex governor Pridiyathorn Devakula named economic adviser to military junta, again
Central Bank of Kenya backs up talk with currency intervention
Senior trader at I&M Bank explains how forex interventions have kept the exchange rate on an even keel; central bank issues statement to reinforce control of situation
Carstens leads Sintra scepticism over macro-pru policies
Bank of Mexico governor Agustin Carstens says macro-prudential instruments were of ‘limited use’ in his country, while Lagarde points to other issues across the globe
Paul Krugman calls for higher inflation targets at ECB Forum
US academic ruffles feathers at conference in Portugal by arguing that higher inflation targets are more desirable now than they were a decade ago; Ottmar Issing disagrees
Policy-makers wary of ‘hurdles’ to ABS revitalisation
Central bankers and academics agree SMEs need greater access to credit, but dispute whether or not reviving the ABS market in Europe is the right course of action
Draghi flags up eurozone credit constraints
The ECB could help boost lending to SMEs through LTROs if credit supply fails to keep pace with credit demand, Mario Draghi tells Portugal conference
ECB launches new central banking forum
The European Central Bank will open its first forum on central banking in Portugal on Sunday, where 150 central bankers, government officials and academics will debate current policy issues
Governors launch East African Payments System
East African Community presents new market infrastructure and plans to boost currency convertibility; Kenyan governor sets out monetary policy priorities for the region
Lithuania may squeeze past eurozone’s asymmetric convergence criteria
The asymmetric nature of the EU’s convergence criteria means that Lithuania, with 0.6% average annual inflation, may only scrape into the eurozone next year
Senior Estonian central bankers to sit on fiscal watchdog
Bank of Estonia deputy governor and chief economist will sit on an independent body tasked with assessing the government’s fiscal policy
A new wave for polymer banknotes
Does the Bank of England’s move to introduce substrate banknotes represent a ‘tipping point’ for polymer currency? By Tristan Carlyle.
New York Fed launches ‘more engaging’ website
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York leads a host of central banks overhauling their websites; redesign features new emphasis on social media
Wathra appointed Pakistan governor
Ashraf Mahmood Wathra joined the central bank as a deputy governor last year, and has now been handed a three-year term as governor
Regulators reveal details of EU and UK stress tests
European Banking Authority and Bank of England set out the scenarios they will use in their respective stress tests later this year; ECB sets deadline for meeting capital shortfalls
Danish central bank ends negative rates experiment
National Bank of Denmark moves deposit rate into positive territory for first time in two years; Reserve Bank of New Zealand delivers second successive rate hike
Central Bank of Hungary makes ‘criminal complaint’ against board member
Hungary’s central bank has made a ‘criminal complaint’ against one of its own staff members, as well as a media outlet, over allegations about its use of public funds
Frontier bonds find buyers as investors reach for yield
Pakistan sells $2 billion worth of Eurobonds as investors look for alternatives to US Treasuries; Greece and Swaziland among countries to find success with bonds in own currency
Yves Mersch urges ABS regulation rethink
European Central Bank executive board member calls for global framework that distinguishes between securitisation instruments of different qualities
ECB technically prepared for negative deposit rates
The ECB has made the IT adjustments necessary to cut its deposit rate below zero, according to Bundesbank’s deputy head of markets, but the policy has its drawbacks
Belgian governor’s term extended, successor named
Luc Coene will serve another year as governor despite reaching retirement age this week; Council of Ministers says he will be succeeded by director Jan Smets in March 2015
BoJ holds rates as tax hike looms
Bank of Japan policy board holds QQE steady and maintains economic assessments in its last meeting before consumption tax hike comes into effect
ECB sets out second phase of asset quality review
The European Central Bank reveals the methodology of its asset quality review and provides guidance for national authorities tasked with executing the inspection
Demetriades resigns as Cyprus governor
Resignation brings an end to the long conflict between the Cypriot governor and the president; Demetriades will leave in April after less than two years in the role
Lithuania governor woos eurozone counterparts
Vitas Vasiliauskas meets central bank heads across eurozone to present Lithuania’s case for entry; Marek Belka calls for review of Poland’s euro prospects