Communication
Fed survey says 40% of US households still struggling to make ends meet
A third are ‘somewhat or much worse off' than before the financial crisis
BoE’s Haldane sees greater role for central banks as risks shift
Central banks interventions may never retreat to pre-crisis levels
Banque de France's Le Lorier says good communication can ‘substitute' for rate decisions
First deputy also argues monetary and macro-pru mandates can be reconciled
Mario Draghi can ‘use the force' in central banking ‘confidence trick'
Market participants say ECB president is ‘Yoda' of central banking
BoE scraps 170-year old weekly balance sheet ‘snapshot' to hide emergency liquidity
BoE to remove data on emergency liquidity provision from weekly statement
Turkish central bank in broad social media push
Bank joins four social network platforms to raise financial awareness
Financial stability reports to become ‘a lot more important’
German Institute for Economic Research president mulls future of communications
Lagarde says Yellen should double FOMC press conference frequency
IMF chief says clear communication needed over US interest rates
Opinion: The ECB is in danger of losing its voice
Draghi's primary monetary policy tool - communication - may not be enough
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Jeremy Stein casts doubt on Fed's communication strategy
Outgoing governor warns of ‘self-defeating' efforts to manage market volatility
Bank of Zambia holds seminar for local journalists
Need for accurate economic information ‘ever more critical' says governor
Central bank communication key to herding behaviour, BoJ paper finds
Study reveals the effects of anxiety over interest rates among investors
Bank of Canada revamps website
New design ensures content is viewed ‘optimally’ on phones and tablets
IMF minutes to go public after three years, not five
Minutes of more sensitive discussions will retain longer time lag
FX Invest Europe: Deutsche Bundesbank official praises Fed’s QE exit strategy
Christine Glockmann says other central bankers may copy Fed’s communication over QE tapering; says eurozone economic policy suffers from member states 'bickering'
Reserve Bank of Fiji targets more effective communication
The central bank will build a new communications framework and resurrect plans for a financial stability report as part of its strategic outlook for 2014-18
Bernanke praises Volcker and Greenspan contributions on policy communication
Current Fed chair uses centenary celebration to hail contributions of his two predecessors in improving the Fed's communications - including ‘qualitative forward guidance' under Greenspan
Reserve Bank of New Zealand looks to ramp up ‘alternative' communication
RBNZ doubles down on speeches and alternative media channels such as videos and infographics to cut through post-crisis ‘noise'; follows Riksbank's communication strategy overhaul earlier this week
Sveriges Riksbank overhauls communication strategy
Sweden's central bank will focus on ‘dialogue' to better explain its operations; 'openness and clarity' remain guiding principles for the bank, which regularly tops transparency rankings
Publishing minutes is vital for central bank comms, say markets
Market participant survey gives Fed highest score for policy and communication in the wake of the financial crisis; ECB scores worse in the absence of published minutes
Fed minutes ‘significantly affect’ US asset prices
New York Fed economic policy review finds that US asset price volatility increases when the Fed releases minutes from policy meetings, but less so since FOMC has become more transparent
NY Fed staff say effect of policy changes depend on risk environment
New staff report argues that macro policy announcements affect asset prices to different extents depending on the existing economic outlook; when risk is elevated, the impact is reduced
Haldane says central banks have ‘further to go’ to improve communication
Bank of England executive director Andrew Haldane says policy-makers are still searching for a language that resonates with the general public