Communication
Email and social media most common two-way channels
Central banks in emerging market economies prefer social media to email
Central bank websites: how to keep track and make them better
Central banks share their experiences in gauging website performance
BoE policy-makers highlight value of ‘outreach’ efforts
Talking to public has been “sobering” and helped shape communication, officials say
BIS welcomes end to investors’ ‘sanguine attitude’
Optimism over future easing clashed with what central bankers were actually saying
Colombia’s Villar says tight policy necessary for future growth
Governor says inflation more stubborn than in neighbours, but will fall soon
Bank of Canada officials explain monetary policy transition
Central bank publishes first record of monetary policy meeting discussions
Fed policy roundtable: inflation targeting, asset purchases and uncertainty
Academics look at forward guidance, asset purchases, and the “magic” in forecasting models
RBA governor apologises over forward guidance
Philip Lowe says he’s sorry that people took out mortgages on the basis of central bank guidance
RBA to return to “less specific” forward guidance
Central bank admits forward guidance during the pandemic was sometimes too complex
US consumers may be listening more to Fed comms, researchers say
Consumer expectations becoming more informative and less sticky, survey data suggests
Belarus’s governor predicts inflation will fall
Government imposed price controls after sanctions helped push inflation into double digits
St Louis Fed president appeared at private Citigroup event
Media was not invited to October 14 talk by FOMC member Bullard
BoK governor highlights difficulty in forward guidance
Rhee Chang-yong says he may reassess forward guidance amid exchange rate pressure
Regional Fed presidents signal resolve and acknowledge recession risks
Fed’s Collins, Mester, Bullard, Evans, Kashkari and Daly speak on the path ahead for policy
Social media: an essential tool for central bank communication
Strategies to secure popularity, comprehensibility and reputation as new media takes centre stage
Book notes: Can’t we just print more money?, by Rupal Patel and Jack Meaning
A genuinely readable but non-neutral introduction to economics
Glapiński accuses Germany of wanting to redraw land borders
Polish governor warns on plans for EU super-state as German foreign office calls claims “absurd”
US academics praise reduction in Fed’s forward guidance
Central bank seeking to keep its options open on the path for monetary policy
Communications Benchmarks 2022 – presentation
Central Banking’s economics subject matter specialist Daniel Hinge on communications governance, social media, media monitoring and more
Campos Neto says ‘worst of the inflation’ has passed
Brazil’s governor says central bank “came out ahead” of price increases
Chile’s Marcel stresses importance of trust
Former central bank governor warns monetary and fiscal policies will diverge
Communications Benchmarks 2022 – executive summary
Key findings of the 2022 report, including the ongoing shift to social media and the impact of Covid-19
Communications Benchmarks 2022 – opening new channels
Data sheds light on the continued shift to new channels and tools of communication
Social media ahead of traditional comms for central banks
High income institutions still skewed towards traditional channels