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  "title": "The Bank of Canada's Monetary Policy Framework: Have Recent Changes Enhanced Central Bank Credibility?",
  "publication": "IMF Working Papers, December 1, 1997",
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  "summary": "In recent years the Bank of Canada has made important changes in the way it conducts monetary policy. In particular, the bank has adopted explicit inflation targets and introduced significant changes to its operational framework designed to increase transparency and reduce market uncertainty.",
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      "content": "- In recent years the Bank of Canada has made important changes in the way it conducts monetary policy.\n- The bank has adopted explicit inflation targets.\n- The bank introduced significant changes to its operational framework designed to increase transparency and reduce market uncertainty.\n- This paper examines the key issues associated with the recent changes in the Bank of Canada’s monetary policy framework and analyzes various indicators of central bank credibility."
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      "content": "- Examination of recent changes in the Bank of Canada’s monetary policy framework.\n- Analysis of indicators of central bank credibility.\n- Emphasis on transparency, market uncertainty, and institutional policy operations."
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      "content": "- Subjects: Banking, Exchange rates, Financial services, Foreign exchange, Inflation, Inflation targeting, Monetary policy, Prices, Short term interest rates, Yield curve\n- Keywords: central bank, decision-making process, Exchange rates, Global, Inflation, inflation expectation, inflation rate, Inflation Targeting, Monetary Policy, overnight rate, policy practice, rate of inflation, reaction function, Short term interest rates, trading range, WP, Yield curve\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- wp97171\n  - wp97171 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - wp97171 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/wp/issues/2016/12/30/the-bank-of-canada-s-monetary-policy-framework-have-recent-changes-enhanced-central-bank-2442"
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    "Authors: Takatoshi Ito, Brenda Gonzalez-Hermosillo",
    "Published: December 1, 1997",
    "Series: IMF Working Papers",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451858464.001",
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    "Emphasis on transparency, market uncertainty, and institutional policy operations.",
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    "Keywords: central bank, decision-making process, Exchange rates, Global, Inflation, inflation expectation, inflation rate, Inflation Targeting, Monetary Policy, overnight rate, policy practice, rate of inflation, reaction function, Short term interest rates, trading range, WP, Yield curve",
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