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This paper reconsiders the narratives surrounding Japan's economic performance since the 1980s in relation to the experiences of the U.S. and the Eurozone. There are important differences between these three economies and some striking parallels. It is found that the poor reputation of the Bank...
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We combine modern methods from Speech Emotion Recognition and Natural Language Processing with high-frequency financial data to analyze how the vocal emotions and language of ECB President Mario Draghi affect the yield curve of major euro area economies. Vocal emotions significantly impact the...
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The introduction of inflation targets in Canada in 1991 clarified the objectives of monetary policy. One of the … performance based on the Bank of Canada's record at achieving low and stable inflation. An obvious question then is to ascertain … assessment of the performance of the Bank of Canada." Tests, using daily interest rate and exchange rates and monthly inflation …
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to real economic developments even as it focuses on an inflation objective. Using monthly data, we show how speeches by … the Bundesbank's President dealing with inflation help explain both interest rate movements as well as the central bank …
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empirical evidence is consistent with the view that speeches by the Bundesbank President dealing with inflation and economic …
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inflation averse than the ECB. In contrast, the shadow committee of the BoE proposes a more hawkish monetary policy stance than …
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inflation averse than its UK counterpart, at least vis‐á‐vis the respective policy making bodies. Perhaps most significantly our …
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We study the curious patterns of gold holding and trading by central banks during 1979-2010. With the exception of several discrete step adjustments, central banks keep maintaining passive stocks of gold, independently of the patterns of the real price of gold. We also observe the...
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Words are critical in how the public perceives the work of central banks and the quality of monetary policy. Press releases that accompany policy rate decisions and, where available, the minutes of central bank committee meetings, are focal points for the media in public discussions about the...
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