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Is the euro area at risk of Japanese-style deflation?
(20.03.2015)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 1/2015
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 1/2015
Euro area inflation has long been below the European Central Bank’s objective for price stability and has continued to slow in recent months. This has given rise to heightened concerns that the euro area could soon be ...
Rise in services prices has made Finland an expensive country
(30.06.2015)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 3/2015
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 3/2015
Consumer prices have risen in Finland at a higher pace than in the euro area. This has eroded Finnish consumers' purchasing power and weakened the competitiveness of the economy. Of household expenditure, approximately 40% ...
Uncertainty in global economy has increased
(02.10.2015)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 4/2015
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 4/2015
Uncertainty about the condition of the global economy increased in August–September. Concerns relate particularly to China, whose decelerating growth has unnerved the markets. In the Bank of Finland forecast, global growth ...
Abenomics: three years – the big ship turns slowly
(13.04.2016)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 1/2016
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 1/2016
For the past three years or so, Japan has pursued an economic policy named after Prime Minister Abe as abenomics, with the intention of putting the country back on a path of sustainable economic growth via expansionary ...
ECB to continue highly accommodative monetary policy
(30.03.2017)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 1/2017
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 1/2017
Economic growth in the euro area is becoming more broadly based and there has already been four years of unbroken growth in GDP. The monetary policy of the ECB has been highly accommodative, lowering funding costs for both ...
The Finnish economy is returning to growth
(23.06.2016)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 3/2016
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 3/2016
The Finnish economy is returning to growth. Economic data have strengthened, and leading indicators suggest growth continuing through the forecast years. However, this growth is entirely dependent on domestic demand, and ...
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 ...
Falling oil prices translate into an income transfer from producers to consumers
(18.05.2015)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 1/2015
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 1/2015
The fall in the oil price is broadly reflected across the current situation in the global economy and the outlook for the future. According to most assessments, the oil price drop is for the most part a positive supply ...
Forecast risks
(18.05.2015)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 1/2015
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 1/2015
There is increased uncertainty surrounding the growth and inflation forecasts, yet this time upside risks are also present. On one hand, low oil prices and long-term interest rates could boost global economic growth more ...
Corona crisis has increased the risk of stagnation in the euro area
(09.11.2020)
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 5/2020
Bank of Finland. Bulletin 5/2020
Stagnation is a period of slow economic growth often characterised by low interest rates and low inflation. It is most commonly associated with the development of the Japanese economy since the early 1990s. In the euro ...