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Batch-0008-023: Central Bank Communication as a Policy Instrument: Beyond Forward Guidance
批次0008-023：央行沟通作为政策工具：超越前瞻性指引
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Modern central banks now treat communication—press conferences, minutes, speeches—as an active transmission channel, not mere transparency.
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Market reactions to tone shifts often exceed those triggered by actual rate changes, especially in low-rate environments.
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Quantitative text analysis reveals that sentiment dispersion across FOMC statements correlates strongly with volatility spikes.
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However, overcommunication risks confusing heterogeneous audiences: financial professionals versus households interpret nuance differently.
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Emerging-market central banks face added complexity when global spillovers amplify local message misinterpretation.
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Digital dissemination tools enable faster reach but reduce control over contextual framing by third-party media.
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Credibility hinges not on certainty but on consistency between stated frameworks and observed policy responses.
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Central banks increasingly publish 'reaction functions'—not forecasts—to clarify decision logic under uncertainty.
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Yet academic models still struggle to quantify how much policy impact stems from words versus actions.
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This asymmetry means communication strategy must be co-designed with operational flexibility, not layered atop it.
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Ultimately, language is neither neutral nor passive; it redistributes expectations—and therefore economic risk.
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Effective central banking now requires linguistics-aware governance, not just monetary expertise.