International monetary policy with commodity buffer stocks

Monetary Policy , Commodity Prices and Infl ation

The past years were characterized by unprecedented rises in prices of commodities such as oil or wheat and infl ation rates moved up above the mark of two percent per annum. This led to a revival of the debate whether commodity prices indicate future CPI infl ation and if they can be used as indicator variables for central banks or not. We apply various econometric methods like Granger causalit...

No . 06 - 02 Buffer stocks and monetary policy – the role of the central bank

Commodity Price Responses to Monetary Policy Surprises

Commodity prices are important both as a source of shocks and for the propagation of shocks originating elsewhere in the economy. Many vector autoregression (VAR) studies estimate a gradual response of commodity prices to monetary policy shocks. Exploiting information in high-frequency financial market data, and using the methods of Rigobon and Sack (2004) I find that a 10 basis point surprise ...

International Experiences with Different Monetary Policy Regimes

This paper examines the international experiences with four basic types of monetary policy regimes: 1) exchange-rate targeting, 2) monetary targeting, 3) inflation targeting, and 4) monetary policy with an implicit but not an explicit nominal anchor. The basic theme that emerges from this analysis is that transparency and accountability are crucial to constraining discretionary monetary policy ...

Monetary Policy and Commodity Prices in Turbulent Times

The global economy is in turmoil. In this scenario, monetary policies around the world face strong challenges. Sailing through quiet waters has been pleasant. As we know, the stable and prosperous performance of the world economy in recent years has partly been the result of sound monetary policies. Now, during difficult times, monetary policy should contribute to make the adjustment less costl...