Banking on looks? Mark Carney's answer is one that Raghuram Rajan would love

If the Reserve Bank of India has a striking governor in Raghuram Rajan, then the Bank of England has Governor Mark Carney.

When Carney took his job in the UK, British newspapers swooned, with at least one calling it "the Carney crush".

Last week, after a round of questions on monetary and financial policy, Carney was asked about his pinup status. A reporter quizzed him on what it's like to be "the George Clooney" of the central banking world.

Carney had a snappy answer, laughing and saying "it's a very low bar". It's fair to say that the world's monetary policymakers aren't expected to be the most attractive professionals in the world.

Carney also fielded questions about his ambitions after his Bank of England stint. He was also asked if he wanted to be the Prime Minister of his own native Canada. Carney was previously governor of the Bank of Canada and reports circulated then that he was interested in becoming the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada.

The Canadian Liberal party just stormed back to power in October, led by the equally dreamy Justin Trudeau.

Carney directly mentioned Trudeau, saying "he's very good" and that "he's much younger than me".