Forward guidance
Higher or longer? That is the ECB’s question
Speeches by Bundesbank president and Banque de France governor stake out divergent positions on ECB governing council
Monetary policy faces tougher trade-offs – IMF panel
Financial instability risks may be abated with changes to inflation targets and tools
Peru holds rates for second month
Governor says economic growth likely to underperform central bank’s estimates
Can new BoJ governor Ueda maintain his neutral position?
Kazuo Ueda will face divided views on monetary easing and its growing side-effects when he takes office, writes Sayuri Shirai
RBA governor has ‘no intention of resigning’
Governor Philip Lowe says bringing inflation down remains his focus
RBA governor apologises over forward guidance
Philip Lowe says he’s sorry that people took out mortgages on the basis of central bank guidance
RBA to return to “less specific” forward guidance
Central bank admits forward guidance during the pandemic was sometimes too complex
Philippines governor announces rate rise in two weeks’ time
Governor Felipe Medalla gives forward guidance on intensified rate hike after Fed decision
BoK governor highlights difficulty in forward guidance
Rhee Chang-yong says he may reassess forward guidance amid exchange rate pressure
Book notes: 21st century monetary policy, by Ben S Bernanke
Bernanke’s great book offers important insights for today’s policy-makers, writes Stephen Poloz
Economy’s ‘first responders’ now in the line of fire
Forceful but late interventions to combat inflation raise the risk of central bank overreactions
ECB raises rates by 75bp for the first time
Lagarde warns monetary policy will not bring energy prices down
RBA sets up new panel of private-sector economists
Expert panel will meet at least twice a year; move follows “embarrassing” forecasting issues
Taiwan academics call for central bank reform
Academica Sinica says the central bank could invest part of its foreign reserves into a sovereign wealth fund
How central bank mistakes after 2019 led to inflation
Central banks must acknowledge their own mistakes and outline concrete steps to restore the public’s confidence in their ability to ensure price stability, write Graeme Wheeler and Bryce Wilkinson*
US experts believe inflation will fall, eventually
CPI inflation surges above consensus forecasts, but economists expect a turning point soon
Central bankers have lost sight of inflation
Inflation resurgence comes after central bankers were distracted from their primary task by climate and crypto, combined with an overreliance on new Keynesian approaches
Bernanke says Fed acted too slowly on inflation
Former Fed chair argues forward guidance hampered Fed’s response to rising prices
Christopher Waller denies Fed is ‘behind the curve’
Governor argues Fed not given due credit for forward guidance and low unemployment
Is a bond market crisis imminent?
Central banks need careful action and a good dose of luck if they are to avoid financial instability
Lifetime achievement: Stanley Fischer
Fischer has had a profound impact on monetary economics and central banking during his prolific career
BoE’s Broadbent highlights perils of forward guidance
Deputy governor warns conditional guidance is often viewed as a promise to act in a certain way
Riksbank minutes confirm board division on normalisation
Three out of six board members voted to accelerate end of net asset purchases
Diego Labat on policy normalisation, capital flows and tech challenges
The Central Bank of Uruguay governor speaks with Christopher Jeffery and Ben Margulies about governance, financialisation, flexible rates versus capital controls, payment upgrades and CBDCs