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Mexico’s monetary policy communication and money markets

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  • Alicia Garcia-Herrero
  • Eric Girardin
  • Arnoldo Lopez Marmolejo

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Central bank communication is becoming a key aspect of monetary policy. How much financial markets listen and, possibly, understand Banco de Mexico’s communication on its monetary policy stance should be a key consideration for the central bank to further modernize its monetary policy toolkit

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  • Alicia Garcia-Herrero & Eric Girardin & Arnoldo Lopez Marmolejo, 2015. "Mexico’s monetary policy communication and money markets," Working Papers 1515, BBVA Bank, Economic Research Department.
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    Central Banks; Economic Analysis; Mexico; Research; Working Paper;
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    • E52 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Monetary Policy
    • E58 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Central Banks and Their Policies
    • E43 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Interest Rates: Determination, Term Structure, and Effects

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