Communication
Transparency: Bank of Canada
The Canadian central bank is leading the way in many areas
Canada’s Schembri highlights new inflation communication method
Bank of Canada has adopted three-pronged core inflation approach
Central Bank of Brazil discussed smaller hike at December meeting
Copom weighed 50bps cut, but ultimately chose to “frontload” monetary easing
Fed could raise rates faster than anticipated, minutes show
Prospect of undershooting longer-run employment target has increased, FOMC reports
BoE’s Cunliffe: central banks not causing low natural rates
Sterling fall may require deviation of policy rate from natural rate
RBNZ moves to publish policy rate forecasts
Central bank scraps forecasts of 90-day bank bill rate as relationship to policy rate changes
Olsen says Norges Bank must tread carefully as it nears the zero lower bound
Effects of policy become less certain close to zero
Further policy easing will be required – RBNZ assistant governor
Another rate cut on the cards, despite improved inflation outlook, says McDermott
Yield curve control risks are manageable – Kuroda
BoJ governor says he shares concerns raised by Ben Bernanke
BoE’s Saunders expects higher post-Brexit growth than central forecast
Labour market looks more sluggish than consensus, however
Fall in inflation only ‘temporary’ – Sarb governor
Positive factors underlying inflation decrease may not be here to stay, says Kganyago
Hike now to avoid more action later, says Fed’s Lacker
Richmond Fed president adds his voice to growing number of Fed officials calling for rate hike
Boston Fed’s Rosengren highlights risk of overheating
Full employment could be reached as early as 2017, president says
Rates likely to stay on hold, says Chilean monetary policy report
Inflation expected to be in target range by year-end, latest monetary policy report forecasts show
Kganyago justifies Sarb’s response to ‘troubling mix’ of issues
Sarb governor says public should be “satisfied”, but not happy with economic outlook
Brazilian policy-makers concerned about inflation outlook
Various surveys show inflation above target for next year
Carney deflects criticism of Brexit response
MPs question BoE officials on whether broad package of monetary easing was an overreaction
Norges Bank to publish minutes for first time
Central bank plans to release details of all aspects of executive board meetings except for monetary policy deliberations
Kuroda says BoJ will not reduce easing, but helicopter money is not on its way
Governor offers clues on the central bank’s “comprehensive assessment”
Interest rates to remain flat for longer period of time – Chile minutes
It might be necessary to “postpone” normalisation of monetary policy, latest minutes from Central Bank of Chile show
Yellen: future policy-makers may need new tools to tackle recessions
Fed chair says equilibrium rates may not be high enough for rate cuts to work
Signs of ‘de-anchoring’ inflation expectations in eurozone – ECB paper
Study finds professional forecasts are paying more attention to ECB inflation projections
Explicit communication from Sarb helped agents predict rate hikes – paper
Authors compare forecasts from 2013 and 2014 to identify whether specific terminology affected forecasting
Federal Reserve Board seeks comms boost with Facebook page
Fed adopts its fifth form of social media in an effort to reach a greater audience