The effectiveness of a central bank’s monetary policymaking is determined by the merit of its policy actions and their perceived credibility. Since the 1990s central banks have placed more emphasis on clear communications and transparency as additional levers to help achieve their goals. In...

Communication by the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) can convey information to market participants about the economic and policy outlook. In an inflation-targeting framework, clear communication by the central bank has an important role in explaining interest rate decisions and...