Operating framework
Rehn says ECB should adopt average inflation targeting
Finnish governor says current target has “asymmetric downward bias”
RBNZ considers greater focus on house prices in MPC decisions
Government is concerned house price rises are excluding people from the market
Lower r* demands new ECB inflation target – economists
Average inflation targeting is one possible alternative, says Jordi Galí
IMF staff suggest review of Mexico’s inflation target
Mexican government needs to abandon restrictive fiscal policy, many IMF directors say
Frank Smets on the ECB’s strategy review
The ECB’s DG of economics explains how expectations, communication, fiscal dominance, climate change and the Fed’s actions will be factored into the ECB’s delayed strategy review
SF Fed’s Daly calls for major action on US inequality
Fed can use new policy framework to cut inequality but Federal government must do more, says Daly
Fed’s new framework splits opinion
Former Fed staff offer mixed reactions to AIT; most call for more refined communication
Beyond climate: addressing the ‘E’ in ESG
Environmental degradation raises fundamental questions about how central banks think about risk
BIS’s Borio: natural rate puts central banks in ‘straitjacket’
Official urges policy-makers to take “broader view” of the costs and benefits of monetary policy
ECB open to above-target inflation – Lagarde
President lays out strategy review goals, hinting approach could bring ECB closer to the Fed
BoE’s Ramsden: UK not yet ready for negative rates
Deputy governor highlights several important considerations in decision to push rates below zero
Fed’s new framework has had little impact on expectations – NBER paper
Early evidence suggests few people heard the announcement and fewer understood it
Bank of Canada looking at inequality, governor says
Monetary policy review is considering impact on wealth and income inequality, says Tiff Macklem
Fed’s new framework will help poorer communities – former Fed official
New approach recognises benefits of long expansion to low-income communities, Stephanie Aaronson says
Judging scarcity of reserves depends on Treasuries outstanding – paper
Increase in short-term Treasuries causes money markets to behave, as there is a scarcity of reserves, researchers find
Fed feeling its way with new inflation framework
Average inflation targeting is broadly dovish, and could see rates stay lower for even longer
‘Strict inflation targeting is past its expiry date’ – Klaas Knot
DNB president stresses the limits of central banks’ ability to micromanage inflation
Average inflation targeting could cut inequality – Fed paper
‘Hank’ models tend to be supportive of Fed’s new approach to inflation targeting, research finds
Fed adopts average inflation target
Powell says FOMC will also allow employment to run above estimated maximum level
Bank of Canada seeks public views on inflation targeting
Canadian central bank aims to increase public engagement with monetary policy review
James Bullard on the Fed’s policy review, FSOC and forecasting jobs data
St Louis Fed chief supports average inflation targeting and worries about Treasuries market and non-bank regulatory weakness
BoC announces new securities lending programme
Move is consistent with BIS recommendations, central bank says
Two FOMC members back overshooting target
Brainard and Harker suggest Fed should leave rates low until inflation rises above 2% target
SNB’s Jordan defends currency interventions
Switzerland had “difficult starting position” from which to tackle the Covid-19 shock, chairman says