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The financial crisis changed the instruments but not the objectives of monetary policy
(18.05.2015)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 1/2015
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 1/2015
Central banks have acted forcefully to provide monetary accommodation. With little room for manoeuvre for standard interest rate policy, unconventional measures have been adopted. Committing to monetary accommodation gains ...
Secular stagnation : A false alarm in the euro area?
(04.10.2018)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 4/2018
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 4/2018
Worries about secular stagnation, a prolonged period of low growth, arose after the Great Recession. In the euro area, such fears may appear misguided given sound growth, tightening labour markets and expectations of gradual ...
Editorial : Monetary policy normalisation to proceed carefully and with measured pace
(03.10.2018)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 4/2018
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 4/2018
The euro area's growth rate is set to moderate to approximately 2%. A reduction in unemployment has created suitable conditions for accelerated wage growth and a return in the path of inflation to the policy objective of ...
The natural rate of interest – a useful but uncertain indicator for the economy
(12.10.2016)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 4/2016
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 4/2016
The natural rate of interest is the real interest rate that brings the economy into equilibrium and would prevail if the output of the economy were at its potential level, i.e. in a situation where the economy is neither ...
Bank of Finland Bulletin: Bank of Finland articles on the economy 1/2019
(03.04.2019)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 1/2019
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 1/2019
Slightly negative central bank interest rates ease financial conditions
(12.11.2019)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 4/2019
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 4/2019
Negative interest rates have been an integral part of the ECB's overall monetary accommodation for just over five years now. The ECB lowering its deposit facility below zero has especially reduced the cost of market-based ...
What is monetary policy normalisation?
(28.10.2022)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 3/2022
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 3/2022
Surging inflation has triggered moves to normalise monetary policy. This means a tightening of financing conditions by raising key interest rates, among other things. Central banks are shifting from unconventional monetary ...
Will euro area inflation subside without a recession and excessive tightening of financing conditions?
(25.10.2023)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 4/2023
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 4/2023
Inflationary pressures have proven persistent, but have eased as a result of tighter monetary policy and a fall in energy prices. The crucial question now is whether inflation can be brought down without disruption to the ...
ECB’s rapidly tightened monetary policy is being transmitted forcefully to the economy : editorial
(03.10.2023)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 4/2023
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 4/2023
The global economy’s recovery from the consequences of the pandemic and of Russia’s war in Ukraine has continued to be slow and uneven. Growth in the global economy is also expected to continue at a slower rate than seen ...
Bank of Finland Bulletin 3/2023 : Monetary Policy Implementation, August 2023
(29.08.2023)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 3/2023
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 3/2023