Communication
Fed 'very close' to adopting inflation target, says Bullard
St Louis Federal Reserve president says FOMC nearing agreement to introduce inflation targeting in US; move is part of effort to improve transparency at the Fed
Clarity in central bank communications remains strong: Netherlands Bank paper
Netherlands Bank study shows central banks communicate policies effectively, despite high degree of uncertainty and less favourable inflation outlook during recent years
Central bank communication crucial to formation of market expectations: ECB paper
European Central Bank paper shows effective use of communication on policy choices has important impact on market expectations
Financial stability reports effective communication tool: NBP paper
National Bank of Poland study says central bank communication can reduce market volatility through financial stability reports
Clear central bank communication facilitates greater policy flexibility: IMF paper
Fund study shows clear central bank communication can reduce inflation and interest rate volatility
BoJ paper on Fed’s communication strategy
Bank of Japan study says change in Federal Reserve’s communication strategy in 1990s helped it better manage expectations
New York Fed enters the blogosphere
Regional Fed’s research and statistics group project aims for “direct dialogue” with web users
The inflation targeting debate: a case study in FOMC deliberation
Discussions among Federal Open Market Committee members in the mid1990s highlight two important lessons for central bankers, Marvin Goodfriend shows
Interview: Agustín Carstens
The governor of the Bank of Mexico tells Claire Jones about how the central bank is improving its capacity to safeguard financial stability
SNB appoints new media spokesman
Swiss National Bank names broadsheet economics deputy editor Walter Meier as new media spokesman; Meier to start in early 2011
Politics is hampering national wealth management
Poor communication and differing incentives between politicians and national wealth managers are undermining performance, argues Gary Smith.
Norges Bank takes reputation poll
Norwegian central bank publishes outcome of its first ever reputation survey; poll finds central bank is doing well in public eyes, but could be more open
Surveying inflation credibility
Jannie Rossouw, Vishnu Padayachee and Fanie Joubert compare the methodologies of inflation credibility surveys conducted in New Zealand, South Africa and Sweden
Policy forecasts: a new frontier in communication
Jakob de Haan weighs up the pros and cons for central banks considering publishing interest rate paths
Kim opens new chapter for Bank of Korea
Recently appointed governor of the Bank of Korea sets out future strategy for bank and country
FT Fed watcher to head NY Fed communications
Financial Times’s Krishna Guha to succeed Calvin Mitchell as executive vice president for communications
Uganda’s Tumusiime-Mutebile on media relationships
Bank of Uganda’s Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile says effective communication with the public is crucial for central bank’s work
NY Fed communications head joins Thomson Reuters
New York Federal Reserve’s executive vice president for communications departs for information company
Norways’s Qvigstad on the art of communication
Norges Bank’s Jan Qvigstad outlines criteria for good central bank communication
Nigeria liberalises FX regime, looks to spur liquidity
The Central Bank of Nigeria’s new governor displays intent to move rapidly to fix the financial sector
Kenya launches new, improved website
Kenyan central bank enhances web presence
The state of the art of inflation targeting
The Bank of England's Centre for Central Banking Studies has published a new handbook showing the key features of the inflation-targeting frameworks in each of the 26 inflation - targeting central banks around the world.
Norges Bank to tweet rate decisions
Norges Bank has begun using twitter, the social networking site, to communicate rate decisions.
Inflation-targeting central banks communicate more
Central banks operating under inflation-targeting frameworks tend to provide more information than entities operating under other frameworks, a new paper from the Bank for International Settlements reveals.