U.K. inflation targeting and the exchange rate

This St Louis Fed Working Paper, published May 2006, considers whether it is welfare-reducing to target inflation in the CPI rather than in a narrower index.

The United Kingdom's monetary policy strategy is one of floating exchange rates and inflation forecast targeting, with the targeted measure referring to consumer prices. We consider whether it is welfare-reducing to target inflation in the CPI rather than in a narrower index; and the role of the exchange rate in the transmission of monetary

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