Mark Carney
People: Mark Carney reappointed as FSB chair; Bank of Portugal names new head of supervision
Governor of Bank of England gets second term as chair of the Financial Stability Board; Bank of Portugal appoints three new people in banking prudential supervision department; and more
BlackRock chairman warns Carney over low rate environment
Laurence Fink tells senior central bankers at Banque de France symposium that private institutions could ‘refuse to lend’ if rates remain low; Carney questions claim
Carney launches review into RTGS failure
Independent review will look into ‘technical issue’ that knocked RTGS system out of operation yesterday, and consider the central bank’s response
Top UK and US officials join forces to enhance resolution
Officials including Mark Carney and Janet Yellen meet in Washington to improve transatlantic cooperation in the event of a global banking collapse
Carney hails ‘major achievement’ on resolution stays
Isda protocol signed by 18 major banks aims to solve cross-border legal issues, preventing a ‘cascade of termination events’ that could undermine an orderly resolution
Carney: G-20 summit will be ‘watershed’ in TBTF efforts
BoE governor looks ahead to G-20 meeting next month at IMF seminar on finance and ethics; describes Libor riggers as ‘totally detached’ from the consequences of their actions
Bank of England asks for new tools to curb mortgage lending
Financial Policy Committee recommends it be equipped with controls on loan-to-value and debt-to-income ratios; Mark Carney says Help to Buy scheme does not pose ‘material risks’
Carney spells out ‘right ideas’ for insurance regulation
Bank of England governor sets out three forthcoming strands of reform to the way insurers will be regulated, to avoid systemic crises in the style of AIG
Carney hints at coming shift in FSB focus
Mark Carney says Financial Stability Board will need to shift its focus towards ‘evolving’ threats such as shadow banking; ending too-big-to-fail high on the agenda for Brisbane G-20 summit
Carney: shortfall in reserves likely for independent Scotland
Division of UK reserves on GDP basis would leave Scots with 10% buffer, less than half what is generally considered sufficient ‘to ensure credit flows freely and effectively', according to BoE governor
Carney says 'striking' labour market differences will prompt ‘less synchronised' monetary policy
The Bank of England governor addresses UK wage conundrum; argues US is in worse position as its headline unemployment rate is 'much better than the details'
Carney urged to help end masking of swap counterparties
'Ambitious but realistic' deadline could be set for banks to stop hiding counterparty details – the industry’s response to a conflict between privacy and reporting rules
Bank of England MPC sees first dissent since 2011
McCafferty and Weale vote to raise interest rates, minutes show, as conflicting labour market developments split committee's view on UK spare capacity
Stagnant wages amid falling unemployment creates headache for BoE
Bank of England halves wage growth forecast for 2014 as unemployment seen falling below 6%; Mark Carney notes ‘wide range of views' on MPC about degree of slack
Twenty-five defining moments
Central Banking identifies 25 of the most significant events to have shaped the official sector during the past 25 years.
Spencer Dale quits the Bank of England
Bank's head of financial stability and former chief economist quits to join BP, just nine weeks into his new job following a major reshuffle
Bank of England 'edges closer' to rate rise
Mark Carney notes ‘quickest job creation on record' since he took office last July amid confusing labour data; market practitioners say likelihood of a rate hike this year is rising
Opinion: Carney’s dismissal of using monetary policy to resist rising asset prices is 'vacuous'
It is vital that politically independent central banks should work within a political vacuum, rather than adjusting their monetary policy reasoning to avoid subsequent political controversy
Robert Pringle’s Viewpoint: Start policy normalisation now!
Policy changes are needed to reduce the chances of another recession
Carney tells parliament BIS report was 'made in a vacuum'; Kohn defends leverage ratio plans
Donald Kohn argues the case for a time-varying leverage ratio at parliamentary hearing; Carney and Bailey question practical application of BIS annual report
Financial Policy Committee angles for full powers over UK leverage ratio regime
Bank of England body poised to ask for lead role in design and implementation of leverage ratios in UK; move described as a natural fit
Incoming BoE deputy Shafik says SSM makes working with ECB more important than ever
Minouche Shafik says single supervisory mechanism will improve co-ordination with Bank of England, but that it is too early to tell whether 'huge' project will be successful
Mario Draghi can ‘use the force' in central banking ‘confidence trick'
Market participants say ECB president Mario Draghi is the ‘Yoda' of central banking for his adept use of ‘Jedi mind tricks'
BoE introduces ‘ground-breaking' macro-pru measures to prevent housing bust
Mark Carney unveils a cap on high loan-to-income mortgages and affordability test; influential MP calls it a ‘major departure' for UK financial policy