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Why Central Banks Are Watching the Output Gap
Season 2 Episode 74
Lucas and Luna unpack the output gap—the difference between actual GDP and potential GDP—and why it matters for interest rate decisions. They look at…
10 hours ago
Why Central Banks Are Now Targeting the Whole Yield Curve
Season 2 Episode 73
In this episode of Monetary Policy Explained, Lucas and Luna dive into a relatively new but powerful tool: yield curve control. They use the Bank of …
22 hours ago
How Central Banks Use the Taylor Rule: A Real-World Case
Season 2 Episode 72
In this episode of Monetary Policy Explained, Lucas and Luna break down the Taylor Rule: the simple equation central bankers use to set interest rate…
1 day, 10 hours ago
Why Central Banks Are Watching the Neutral Rate
Season 2 Episode 71
Episode 71 dives into R-star — the neutral rate of interest that central banks can't see but constantly chase. Lucas and Luna unpack why the Federal …
1 day, 22 hours ago
How Central Banks Use Reserve Requirements as a Policy Tool
Season 2 Episode 70
In Episode 70 of Monetary Policy Explained with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna unpack the forgotten workhorse of central banking: reserve requirements. Once…
2 days, 10 hours ago
How Central Banks Use Currency Intervention
Season 2 Episode 69
In this episode of Monetary Policy Explained with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna dive into the mechanics of currency intervention. Using the Japanese yen's …
2 days, 22 hours ago
How Central Banks Use Inflation Forecast Targeting
Season 2 Episode 68
In this episode of Monetary Policy Explained with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna break down inflation forecast targeting—the central bank strategy of using …
3 days, 10 hours ago
How Central Banks Use Macroprudential Policy to Cool Housing Markets
Season 2 Episode 67
Episode 67 of Monetary Policy Explained with Fexingo dives into macroprudential policy — the toolkit central banks use to prevent asset bubbles witho…
3 days, 22 hours ago
How Central Banks Use Quantitative Tightening
Season 2 Episode 66
Episode 66 of Monetary Policy Explained with Fexingo dives into quantitative tightening (QT) — the opposite of QE. Lucas and Luna unpack how the Fed …
4 days, 11 hours ago
Why Central Banks Are Issuing Digital Currencies Now
Season 2 Episode 65
Episode 65 of Monetary Policy Explained with Fexingo drills into the quiet, practical reasons central banks from the Bahamas to Sweden to China are p…
4 days, 22 hours ago