Communication
Central banks must communicate with care
While their abandonment of mystique and secrecy is to be commended, central banks' must recognise that more communication is not always better, research published by the International Monetary Fund states.
Balancing transparency and discretion
Central banks face unique challenges in meeting demands for financial transparency. Clifford Smout suggests how a better understanding of their performance can be enabled.
Australia's Stevens on new communication policy
Glenn Stevens, the governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, on Tuesday emphasised the importance of the changes in the central bank's communication strategy.
Globalisation gives greater role to communication
The globalisation of financial markets has made central bank communication more important than ever, says Mario Draghi, the governor of the Bank of Italy.
Sweden on course to hit 2% target - Ingves
Swedish inflation should be in line with the Riksbank's 2% target in two years time, says Stefan Ingves, the governor of the central bank.
Central banks criticised for communication failure
The world's most powerful central banks were inconsistent in their communication and lacked coordination during the summer's market turmoil, Richard Portes, one of the authors of an influential report on international financial stability, said on Monday.
SA's Mboweni on the importance of communication
The need for good communication to support an effective monetary policy regime has again been underlined by Tito Mboweni, the governor of the South African Reserve Bank.
Riksbank's Ingves justifies openness
Stefan Ingves, the governor of the Riksbank, said on Monday that the central bank chose to adopt a transparent monetary policy framework in order to become a more democratic and efficient institution.
ECB's Smaghi: better communication on euro needed
"[The] euro area is fully equipped to manage its own currency ... [but] better discipline is required in the preparation of the euro area's position to ensure that a consistent message is sent to its partners," Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, member of the…
Central Bank of Ruritania: management commentary
Robin Darbyshire highlights what a draft management commentary of a central bank might look like
The secret language of central bankers
According to this article by J. Bradford DeLong, published Tuesday 3 April by the Taipei Times, there seems to be general agreement today that the argument for talking in "Greenspanese" is essential for enabling central banks to ensure price stability no…
Bernanke on the semiannual monetary policy report
In testimony to Congress given on 14 February Ben Bernanke of the Federal Reserve said the Fed was still debating how to improve its communication skills, and insisted that there was yet room for improvement.
Fed wants to tell more, it's just not sure how
According to this article by John Berry of Bloomberg, published Thursday 14 September, the big hurdle for Federal Reserve officials is how they will shed more light on the central bank's inner workings.
Fed chief wants to improve communication
According to this article from the Associated press, published Sunday 13 August, Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke wants to improve the central bank's communication, but it's not clear how he wants to do it.
Understanding Fed statement is like child's play
According to this article published on Wednesday 29 March, Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke didn't quite achieve his goal of full transparency in his first time at bat this week.
Federal Reserve needs English elocution lessons
Once Ben Bernanke becomes Federal Reserve chairman after the bank's 31 Jan meeting, suggests this article published on Tuesday 9 January, a top priority should be ending the textual semaphore that's become the central bank's way of not quite…
Riksbank introduces new system for publication
On Tuesday 6 December Sweden's Riksbank began using a new electronic system, Observer Online, for the distribution of press releases, speeches, minutes of monetary policy meetings and statistics.
ECB behind BoE, Fed on clarity; must reveal more
This article published on Thursday 18 August reveals the results of a poll of economists and academics who were asked to compare the ECB with the Bank of England, U.S. Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan for clarity of communication.
Greenspan's marriage proposal - 'so oblique'
A recent interview with Fed chairman Alan Greenspan's wife revealed a few details on the maestro.
The Duisenberg years
Is the ECB's reputation in the markets for poor communication of a poor strategy justified? Charles Wyplosz reflects on Wim Duisenberg's time as president.
SA experts - Inflation targeting needs propagation
SOUTH AFRICA - While the Reserve Bank's inflation targeting is an appropriate and essential programme, it still is in need of more public knowledge and communication among the majority of South Africans, a gathering of professionals decided on Friday.
Ex-Buba chief Poehl slams ECB communication policy
GERMANY - Former Bundesbank President Karl Otto Poehl was quoted on 14 August as saying the communication policy of the European Central Bank was clumsy and inflexible.
Speech by Svein Gjedrem of Norway's central bank
SPEECH - Speech by Central Bank of Norway Governor Svein Gjedrem at The Norwegian School of Management's Centre for Monetary Economics, 7 June.
Communications plays key role in mon policy - ECB
Communication policy plays a vital part in supporting the European Central Bank's (ECB) monetary policy by helping the central bank achieve its price stability goal and in assuring public acceptance of policy decisions, the ECB said in its report for…