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Why monetary policy should crack down harder during high inflation

The recent surge in inflation has led to a significant increase in the frequency of price changes. This column argues that price flexibility has an impact on the effectiveness of monetary policy. In high inflation periods, frequent price changes make monetary policy more effective in reducing inflation with less impact on economic activity. Therefore, monetary […]

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Monetary policy spillovers in the global economy

Over and over in the history of the international monetary system, national policymakers have pointed to – and voiced concerns about – the effects of policy actions undertaken in foreign countries on the outlook and financial conditions in their own domestic economies. The most recent example involves the spillovers of tighter monetary policies to address […]