Monetary policy – Bank of Finland Bulletin

Editorial: Monetary policy supporting sustainable economic recovery and a brighter outlook for inflation

Growth in the euro area economy is robust, but the outlook is overshadowed by production bottlenecks and the possibility of new coronavirus variants. Monetary policy will maintain favourable financing conditions for a sufficiently long period for the economy to continue its recovery.

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A fragile recovery from the pandemic crisis has begun

Monetary policy is supporting economic recovery — but the outlook for employment remains weak

Recent economic crises have modified the Bank of Finland's market operations

Record amount of credit granted to Finnish banks

No credit without collateral

The Bank of Finland manages its financial assets sustainably

Balance sheet risks in monetary policy implementation

The Bank of Finland maintains and develops the common European financial market infrastructure

Information key on tumultuous markets

Implementation of monetary policy purchase programmes at the Bank of Finland

Accessible summary: The Bank of Finland implements the ECB’s accommodative monetary policy in Finland

Monetary policy implementation in changing times

The Eurosystem’s two-tier system for remunerating excess liquidity holdings

Slightly negative central bank interest rates ease financial conditions

How can we avoid a negative equilibrium of low growth and low inflation?

Outlook deteriorated rapidly – can this be turned around?

The ECB's targeted longer-term refinancing operations have increased bank lending to the private sector

European Central Bank strengthens monetary policy accommodation – ECB monetary policy strategy needs to be reviewed

Low inflation and interest rates challenge central banks to review their monetary policy strategies

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