Communication
Overcoming deflation: Japan’s experience and challenges ahead
Bank of Japan governor Haruhiko Kuroda explains how Japan’s long battle against deflation may offer insights for the future conduct of monetary policy at other central banks
Trump says Powell ‘let us down’
US president calls for looser policy and criticises Fed as Powell gives no clues on future path
BoE to demand transparency on bank resolution plans
Central bank finalises framework for resolvability assessment
RBI looks to build domestic trust and global clout with new strategy
Central bank seeks return to stability after problems in non-bank sector and political pressure
New York Fed forced to clarify Williams’ speech
Spokeswoman steps in after Williams appears to hint at more aggressive policy cut
IMF supports Cabo Verde’s reforms with new programme
IMF supports monetary policy reform and says the central bank must improve supervision and comms
Alan Turing to appear on new £50 note
Celebrated codebreaker and computer scientist chosen from a field of nearly 1,000 scientists
BoE’s education programme taking off in UK schools, Broadbent says
More than a third of UK secondary schools have signed up to BoE’s education programme
Riksbank cuts number of monetary policy meetings
Swedish central bank aims to optimise research and forecasting resources
RBNZ launches strategy to become ‘best central bank’
Statement of intent for 2019–22 includes an update to RTGS system, and a “future of cash” plan
Central banks cannot fight a populist Tweet storm – panel
Populist leaders such as Donald Trump comfortably outgun central banks on social media; total approach to communications needed
RBNZ to promote internal use of Māori language
Agreement is part of wider efforts in New Zealand to revitalise language
National Bank of Romania resists the populists – for now
Veteran governor Mugur Isărescu has run a largely successful campaign to defend the central bank’s independence during a turbulent year
Romania’s Mugur Isarescu on independence in a ‘post-truth’ world
National Bank of Romania veteran governor speaks to Christopher Jeffery about the country’s shift to a market economy, challenges in the eurozone and independence in a ‘post-truth’ world
Bank of Jamaica expands global audience with latest reggae hit
Comms director says global success is pleasing but reaching local people is the ultimate goal
Smolii says central banks can learn from private sector communications
Central banks need a two-way dialogue with their “clients”, governor says; transparency has helped fight “downpour of fake news”
IMF paper urges central banks to seek wider audience
Central banks could do more to broaden their message, senior official says; financial stability communications still challenging
BoE seeks to make financial stability more transparent – Brazier
Policy-makers look to improve communications and design tests more systematically
Book notes: The third pillar, by Raghuram Rajan
Rajan sets out an ambitious – but deliberately non-radical – manifesto for reform at the local level
Zhou on four key decisions that forged the modern-day PBoC
Former People’s Bank of China governor Zhou Xiaochuan shares his perspectives about four critical moments in China’s economic reform agenda
Fed should consider yield curve targeting – Brainard
NY Fed research outlines how US central bank could target longer-run interest rates
Haldane outlines vision of locally-modelled economies
BoE chief economist backs Raghuram Rajan’s idea of a revival of communities
Mester not yet convinced on alternative monetary policy frameworks
Enhancing Fed communication is an “essential component”, Cleveland Fed chief says
Tone of PBoC moves markets, says Bank of Finland paper
Markets are effectively using PBoC speeches as ‘monetary policy instrument’, says researcher