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Hitting the limits of "outside the box" thinking? Monetary policy in the crisis and beyond

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Hitting the limits of “outside the box” thinking? Monetary policy in the crisis and beyond. Speech by Jaime Caruana, General Manager of the Bank for International Settlements, to OMFIF (Golden Series Lecture), London, 16 May 2013.

  • “Central banks have had to “think outside the box” to address unprecedented financial instability and to provide monetary stimulus in trying times. Monetary accommodation has been critical to stabilise the financial system and the economy. But questions remain about the efficacy of such policies as long as balance sheets and structural headwinds are not more fully addressed. Monetary accommodation can only be as helpful as the balance sheet, fiscal and structural policies that accompany it. Looking ahead, central banks will continue to face daunting challenges as they navigate in uncharted waters, including how best to integrate new perspectives on the financial cycle and global spillovers into their monetary policy frameworks.”
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    BIS – Consumer Inflation Expectations in Turkey

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    Consumer Inflation Expectations in Turkey. IFC Working Papers No 10, May 2013 “The expectations obtained from surveys play an important role as leading indicators for the application of the monetary policies. The ability to measure inflation expectations is an integral part of central bank policy especially for central banks that are implementing inflation-targeting regime. A… Continue Reading

    NTSB – Safety Report on Eliminating Impaired Driving

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    CDC – Sleep and Sleep Disorders

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    CDC- Sleep and Sleeping Disorders: “Insufficient sleep is associated with a number of chronic diseases and conditions—such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity, and depression—which threaten our nation’s health. Notably, insufficient sleep is associated with the onset of these diseases and also poses important implications for their management and outcome. Moreover, insufficient sleep is responsible for… Continue Reading

    Data Journalism: GIJN’s Global Guide to Resources

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    Global Investigative Journalism Network: Global Guide to Resources, by Kate Willson “As our governments and businesses become increasingly flush with information, more and bigger data are becoming available from across the globe. Increasingly, investigative reporters need to know how to obtain, clean, and analyze “structured information” in this digital world. Otherwise, they and the news… Continue Reading