During the last decades, the monetary policy had to face significant changes caused by various processes. This paper explores the challenges induced by the recent global crisis to the central banks policies. We approach some possible solutions to the dramatic consequences of the crisis: the...

The conduct of the monetary policy could be view as a series of decisions in which the objectives and tools are chosen. This paper explores some aspects of the strategic decisions of the monetary policy such as the roles played by central banks and other public authorities, the main constraints...

This paper explores some changes induced on the Romanian foreign exchange market by the global crisis. We study these changes from the perspective of number and intensity of the shocks occurred before and after the global crisis. We found some significant differences, explainable not only by the...

This paper investigates the systematic patterns displayed by the Romanian Foreign Exchange Market in some months of the year. In our analysis we employ monthly values of the Romanian national currency rates against the United States dollar and the euro. We find that since the Foreign Exchange...

In the last decades, the use of the exchange rates as nominal anchors to tie down the prices seemed to experience a decline. However, the exchange rates targeting could become a solution for some countries in dealing with the actual circumstances. In this paper we approach some key elements of...