examine whether this form of ECB communication adds information to a shadow interest rate that summarises the overall policy … stance as interpreted by financial markets. To measure communication, we use information based on ECB press releases … distinguishing between topics like inflation, the real economy and monetary developments. We also look at the effect of communication …

This paper investigates the impact of ECB communication of its assessment of the economic outlook on ex-ante inflation … uncertainty and sheds light on how central bank information shocks operate. The paper finds that ECB communication of new outlook … they are also useful for policymakers to define a communication strategy that attenuates ex-ante inflation uncertainty in …