We have constructed a financial conditions index for Norway (FCIN). The FCIN offers a daily update on Norwegian financial conditions based on data from January 2003 on bank lending rates, bond spreads, the foreign exchange market, the stock market and the housing market. The index is constructed...

Simple monetary policy principles known as Taylor rules define how a central bank should modify its interest rate policy instrument in a methodical manner in response to developments in inflation and other aspects of macroeconomic activity (Friedman, 2020). They provide a helpful framework for...

This paper examines the usefulness of shadow rates to measure the monetary policy stance by comparing them to the official policy rates and those implied by three types of Taylor rules in both inflation targeting countries (the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand) and others that have only...

Purpose: Zimbabwe has experienced a chronic inflationary crisis whose roots can be traced back to 1997. Various macroeconomic instruments have been suggested to stabilize the country's prices and foster economic growth but evidence on how they interplay to influence policy is lacking. This study...

Monetary conditions index (MCI) has become an important indicator of monetary policy performance since its introduction by Bank of Canada in the 1990s. This is so, as the index allows central banks to gauge monetary policy stance and effectiveness. This paper builds an MCI for the seven (7)...