Keyword: monetary policy

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US

Inflation Target

This week's IGM Economic Experts Panel statements: A) If the Fed changed its inflation target from 2% to 4%, the long-run costs of inflation for households would be essentially unchanged. B) Raising the inflation target to 4% would make it possible for the Fed to lower rates by a greater amount in a future recession.
Europe

ECB Asset Purchases

This week’s European Economic Experts Panel statements: A) The ECB's asset purchases over the past two years have reduced the threat of deflation in the euro area as a whole. B) If the economic outlook in the euro area becomes less favorable, then increasing the ECB's asset purchase program (in size or duration) would substantially increase the euro area's economic growth over the following five years.
US

Congress and Monetary Policy

This week’s IGM Economic Experts Panel statement: Legislation introduced in Congress would require the Federal Reserve to "submit to the appropriate congressional committees…a Directive Policy Rule", which shall "describe the strategy or rule of the Federal Open Market Committee for the systematic quantitative adjustment of the Policy Instrument Target to respond to a change in the Intermediate Policy Inputs." Should the Fed deviate from the rule, the Fed Chair would have to "testify before the appropriate congressional committees as to why the [rule]…is not in compliance." Enacting this provision would improve monetary policy outcomes in the U.S.
US

Fed Policy

This week’s IGM Economic Experts Panel statements: A: Enactment of the Senate bill to subject the Federal Reserve's monetary policy and discount window decisions to an audit by the Comptroller General of the U.S. would improve the Fed's legitimacy without hurting its decision making. B: The Fed should not reduce its purchases of mortgage-backed securities and treasurys until there is clearer evidence of strong and sustained employment growth.