Monetary Policy
BoJ’s Sakurai defends aggressive monetary easing
A member of the policy board says yield-curve control allows flexibility for the central bank to implement monetary easing
RBI looks to ease credit conditions as inflation projection falls
Rates on hold, but central bank is seeking to give banks more room to lend by easing capital and liquidity requirements; committee fends off possible government meddling
Chinese monetary policy now more in line with G3 central banks – BIS paper
“Liberalisation and transformation” of the Chinese economy has led to changes in the PBoC’s monetary policy rule, and an improvement in inflation performance, authors say
Chile’s economy on sound and stable footing – report
Following earlier action in the year, central bank is unlikely to move interest rates again; growth forecasts revised following copper mine strike
BoJ's balance sheet surpasses that of the Fed
BoJ's balance sheet exceeds ¥500 trillion, a fraction larger than that of the Federal Reserve in absolute terms, and much larger as a percentage of GDP
Inflation targeting three decades on
Former RBNZ governor Don Brash reflects on whether New Zealand’s experiment with inflation targeting has worked
Inflation is preventing interest rates from rising faster, says Powell
Labour market progress points towards a faster pace of normalisation for the Fed, but below-target inflation is preventing rates from rising above the current “gradual pace”
BNM’s Ibrahim urges Asia to “re-engineer” global monetary system
Countries should reduce their reliance on the US dollar and promote a “multi-currency market” within Asean, says Muhammad bin Ibrahim
Policy rate forecasts influence expectations – Riksbank paper
New data allows researcher to assess the “potency” of rate forecasts, which do appear to influence expectations
Pace of monetary easing may slow, says Central Bank of Brazil
Committee unanimously cut interest rates to 10.25%, but political uncertainty could slow the future pace of easing; economist praises approach to monetary policy communication
Brainard turns cautious on inflation concerns
Lack of wage growth and lower than expected inflation data could slow further monetary easing, says Fed governor; interest rates are likely to rise “soon”
Flexible exchange rate aids those hit by commodity shock, IMF report says
“Sacrifice ratio” is lower for those that allow local currency to depreciate; fixed exchange rates are becoming more expensive, IMF says
Fed minutes shed light on balance sheet shrinkage plan
System of caps would allow gradual reductions in the reinvestment of securities held under the QE programme
Bernanke urges BoJ to keep up its easing efforts
Former Fed chair recommends the central bank continue its aggressive easing, though he concedes “bad luck” could yet cause it to fail
Irish paper tracks monetary policy’s effects on mortgage default
Researchers use “quasi-natural experiment” based on data from two types of loan
Tackling the ‘human agency’ problem
Central banks are readying their communication strategies to mitigate a populist backlash against their post-crisis policies