Communication
Norges Bank board to meet more and publish minutes
Øystein Olsen says Norwegian central bank is looking to be more transparent
Bank of Lithuania tailors new website to different audiences
Presentation of statistics overhauled to meet different needs
Bank of Canada’s Vardy and Harrison on the move to ‘peacetime’ communications
Central bank has reshaped its communications approach post-crisis
No ‘taper tantrum’ this time around – Fischer
Fed vice-chair says US central bank has learned from mistakes made in 2013
Volatile housing market puts RBA under pressure
Variations in housing growth and prices ramp up risk to financial stability, RBA minutes show
BoE’s Vlieghe: good policy is more than accurate forecasting
MPC member says doctors cannot forecast heart attacks, but are still pretty useful
Uncertainty matters for forward guidance success – BoE paper
Authors show introducing uncertainty generates significantly different macroeconomic effects
Haldane: central banks could ‘gamify’ communications
The game Monopoly could be the next tool in central bank’s communication toolbox, Haldane says
Bank of Israel revamps policy communications
Central bank adopts new approach to communicating monetary policy decision
Federal Reserve publishes its first fan chart
New communication method aims to better convey uncertainty in forecasts
Pace of Brazil's monetary easing could increase, minutes show
Copom says economic performance and level of structural interest rate will dictate pace
Fed needs quarterly monetary policy report, Bullard says
St Louis president argues for better Fed communication when it comes to monetary policy decisions
Shafik calls for candidness on uncertainty in her final speech
Outgoing Bank of England deputy says central banks must do more than just increase transparency
Fed could raise rates ‘fairly soon’ – minutes
Minutes show committee members will be watching labour and inflation data very closely
Uncertainty about momentum in the labour market – RBA minutes
“Mixed” picture makes forecasting difficult for RBA board
Website of the year: Central Bank of Kenya
Responsive design caters for increasingly mobile public
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