When is Lift-off? Evaluating Forward Guidance from the Shadow

Matthias Neuenkirch and Pierre Siklos

No 2014-03, Research Papers in Economics from University of Trier, Department of Economics

Abstract: We examine the record of the CD Howe’s shadow Monetary Policy Council (SMPC) in Canada. We report a considerable diversity of opinion about the recommended future path of interest rates inside the SMPC. During the period of Bank of Canada forward guidance, market determined forward rates diverge considerably from the recommendations implied by the SMPC. Nevertheless, there is little evidence that the Bank of Canada and the SMPC coordinate their future views about the interest rate path. Finally, changes in views about future changes in policy rates for horizons beyond the next two interest rate decisions are difficult to explain. Our findings imply that there remain challenges in understanding the evolution of future interest rate paths over time. We conclude with some policy implications.

Keywords: Bank of Canada; central bank communication; forward guidance; monetary policy committees; shadow councils; Taylor rules (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E43 E52 E58 E61 E69 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 36 pages
Date: 2014
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Journal Article: When is Lift-Off? Evaluating Forward Guidance from the Shadow (2014)
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