Monetary Policy

  1. Unconventional Monetary Policy Tools
    1. Rationale for Unconventional Policies
      1. Zero Lower Bound Constraint
        1. Nominal Interest Rate Floor
          1. Liquidity Trap Conditions
          2. Financial Crisis Response
            1. Credit Market Disruptions
              1. Systemic Risk Mitigation
              2. Deflationary Pressures
                1. Japan's Experience
                  1. European Challenges
                2. Quantitative Easing
                  1. Large-Scale Asset Purchases
                    1. Government Securities
                      1. Agency Debt
                        1. Mortgage-Backed Securities
                          1. Corporate Bonds
                            1. Equity ETFs
                            2. Portfolio Balance Effects
                              1. Duration Risk Reduction
                                1. Credit Risk Reduction
                                  1. Preferred Habitat Theory
                                  2. Signaling Effects
                                    1. Commitment to Low Rates
                                      1. Inflation Target Credibility
                                      2. Balance Sheet Expansion
                                        1. Central Bank Assets
                                          1. Bank Reserves Creation
                                            1. Money Supply Effects
                                          2. Negative Interest Rate Policy
                                            1. Implementation Mechanisms
                                              1. Tiered Reserve Systems
                                                1. Exemption Thresholds
                                                2. Transmission Channels
                                                  1. Bank Lending Rates
                                                    1. Deposit Rates
                                                      1. Portfolio Rebalancing
                                                      2. Unintended Consequences
                                                        1. Bank Profitability
                                                          1. Financial Stability Risks
                                                            1. Cash Hoarding
                                                          2. Forward Guidance
                                                            1. Types of Guidance
                                                              1. Calendar-Based Guidance
                                                                1. Outcome-Based Guidance
                                                                  1. Open-Ended Guidance
                                                                  2. Communication Strategies
                                                                    1. Verbal Guidance
                                                                      1. Dot Plots
                                                                        1. Fan Charts
                                                                        2. Effectiveness Factors
                                                                          1. Central Bank Credibility
                                                                            1. Market Understanding
                                                                              1. Economic Conditions
                                                                            2. Targeted Lending Programs
                                                                              1. Term Auction Facility
                                                                                1. Primary Dealer Credit Facility
                                                                                  1. Commercial Paper Funding Facility
                                                                                    1. Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility
                                                                                      1. Pandemic Emergency Programs
                                                                                      2. Yield Curve Control
                                                                                        1. Target Rate Selection
                                                                                          1. Implementation Mechanisms
                                                                                            1. International Experiences
                                                                                              1. Japan's Experience
                                                                                                1. Australia's Experience

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                                                                                            7. Monetary Policy Frameworks and Strategies