Unconventional monetary policy
BoJ’s monetary easing criticised as balance sheet passes 100% of GDP
Central bank’s QQE has had limited impact but a wind-down poses significant risks, Sayuri Shirai warns
Unconventional policy may reduce bank resilience, BIS paper finds
QE had different effects on “core” and “periphery” eurozone countries, researchers say
Japan does not need more large-scale stimulus to avoid deflation – Kuroda
Below-target inflation still requires ultra-low interest rates and asset purchases
US forward guidance had limited effectiveness, Fed paper finds
Households and firms took until 2012 to seriously consider new regime, researchers say
ECB’s normalisation could spell trouble for Italy’s bond market
Rome’s budget row with Brussels escalates just as QE is about to halt
Lower bound not a big constraint for the Fed – paper
Risks of Fed being constrained in the future are “greatly overstated”, author says
BoE’s Vlieghe: QE unwind need not impact yield curve
Yield curve has flattened since BoE’s independence and is likely to stay that way- MPC member
Hungary prepares to normalise its array of policy instruments
Central bank reshuffles its wide range of unconventional instruments and launches lending facility
What next for the BoJ’s unprecedented ETF experiment?
Exiting the policy may prove extremely challenging, says Sayuri Shirai
Yellen says Fed should begin forward guidance now
Action now could have equivalent impact to negative rates, says former Fed chair
Fed’s Rosengren sees less room to tackle next recession
Fiscal, monetary and regulatory buffers not as high as they should be, says Boston Fed president
‘Bernanke targeting’ may outperform Taylor rule – Fed paper
Paper tests Ben Bernanke’s proposal for temporary price level targets
A mere tweak or a step toward normalisation?
Sayuri Shirai says the BoJ has controlled market expectations while still opening the door to normalisation
BoJ unveils more flexible monetary policy framework
No rate change until at least 2019, the BoJ says in new forward guidance
BoJ may tweak policy at next meeting – local media
Speculation comes as Japanese central bank intervenes in bond market for first time since February
Viability of debt issuance could be hit as QE ends – Bank of Canada paper
QE played important role in funding treasury debt issuance, researchers say
Banque de France paper finds ‘behavioural channel’ to QE
Repeat lab experiments imply people do not converge towards rational expectations
ECB’s easing policies reduced inequality, paper says
Overall effects of monetary policy on income inequality are modest, paper finds
Monetarist perspective affects normalisation forecasts – Chicago Fed paper
Incorporating money demand into projections affects forecasts of remittances and money multiplier
BoJ looks set to cut its inflation forecast – again
There is no exit in sight for the Bank of Japan as inflation is likely to disappoint yet again, warns Sayuri Shirai
BoJ cuts inflation estimate as it holds rates
Goshi Kataoka is sole MPC member to call for looser policy
ECB unlikely to commit to QE end date in June meeting
Most economists expect gradual reduction of asset acquisitions, and an open-ended programme
BoJ’s bond purchases impact credit spreads – paper
The BoJ’s corporate bond holdings have reached $29 billion, or about 0.6% of GDP
Have central banks created a ‘debt trap’? No, but ...
Tougher regulation has helped ensure extraordinary monetary policy has not caused dangerous rise in private debt