Inflation targeting
Philippines confirms inflation target for 2012–14
Central Bank of the Philippines reveals government has fixed inflation target for 2012-14; target to remain the same as it was for the last three years
Carney expresses faith in flexible inflation targeting
Bank of Canada governor says flexible inflation targeting provides “robust framework for all seasons”
Inflation targeting: a child of our time?
Starting in 1989 inflation targeting has come of age. But does it have the durability to withstand severe economic and financial shocks, or was it simply a child of its time that cannot mature?
Q&A: Central Bank of Colombia governor José Darío Uribe
The governor of the Central Bank of Colombia talks to Christopher Jeffery about the challenges the bank faced during the global financial crisis and its objectives for the future in a changing regulatory environment
Shirakawa compares Bank of Japan’s inflation goal to Fed's
Masaaki Shirakawa says Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan new inflation goals are "basically the same"
BoE sees strong possibility of inflation undershooting its target
Bank of England February Inflation Report shows inflation in UK is more likely to be below than above its 2% inflation target over the next three years
Japan 'clarifies' monetary policy stance amid criticism
Bank of Japan again increases size of asset purchase programme and sets an inflation target; follows political pressure that Japan is sending the message deflation is acceptable
The Fed’s flawed PCE inflation targeting regime
The Fed’s move to adopt inflation targeting (IT) was long expected. But economists Peter Warburton and Joanna Davies say the US central bank will be targeting inflation on its own terms
Fed's new monetary policy strategy is "flexible inflation-targeting", says Bullard
Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis president James Bullard says putting an explicit inflation target together with a sensible stabilisation policy is flexible inflation-targeting
Inflation-targeting central banks should be dissuaded from dual mandate, says St Louis Fed paper
St Louis Federal Reserve study says how Federal Reserve should respond to aggregate supply shocks is unclear if it is to pursue inflation targeting under a dual mandate
Dominican Republic confident in new inflation target; holds rates
Central Bank of the Dominican Republic leaves rates unchanged at first meeting since introducing a new inflation targeting framework; says it will meet 5.5% inflation target by the end of 2012
Fed communication overhaul reveals split in rate forecasts
Federal Reserve survey of individual policy-makers’ interest rate expectations shows five-year split on when to make first federal funds rate rise; Fed falls short of inflation target
Fed reveals design of new interest rate projections
Federal Reserve releases templates to be used in next Summary of Economic Projections (SEP) to project participants' views of the appropriate path for monetary policy
Fed 'very close' to adopting inflation target, says Bullard
St Louis Federal Reserve president says FOMC nearing agreement to introduce inflation targeting in US; move is part of effort to improve transparency at the Fed
Albania approves monetary policy strategy for 2012-2014
Bank of Albania renews monetary policy strategy; offers clarifications and elaborations on previous versions of aims
FOMC disagrees over monetary policy strategy
Federal Open Market Committee discusses alternative monetary policy strategies; committee disagrees over setting a “longer-run inflation goal”
Sarb’s Marcus laments ‘new phase’ in eurozone crisis
Latest South African Reserve Bank Monetary Policy Review shows rising inflation and hesitant domestic economic recovery; governor Gill Marcus shares concerns as eurozone crisis rumbles on
Netherlands Bank paper identifies determinants of inflation-targeting adoption
Netherlands Bank study discusses common characteristics of countries that implement inflation-targeting regimes
Canada announces renewed inflation target range
Canadian government and central bank announce renewal of the inflation-control target for the central bank; goal to remain the 2% mid-point of a 1-3% range
Brazilian politicians take on inflation-targeting mandate
Bill to alter Central Bank of Brazil's inflation target mandate passes Senate Economic Affairs Committee; discussion flares-up as to whether central bank is already employing a mulit-target mandate
Bank of Canada inflation target mandate set to stay
Governor Mark Carney appears before House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance to explain research done on topic; finance minister confirms inflation targeting to stay
Bernanke muses on future of inflation targeting
Fed chairman sees place for inflation targeting in monetary policy frameworks of the future; hints at further transparency in decision-making
Belarus given guidance to restore 'stability and prosperity'
International Monetary Fund tells Belarus to reduce inflation and raise interest rates; central bank sells off surplus office items
UK monetary policy not constrained by inflation targeting: BoE paper
Bank of England study co-written by external MPC member Adam Posen says Bank of England has been no less flexible than Federal Reserve under inflation targeting framework