This paper first shows that, contrary to conventional wisdom, the European Central Bank (ECB) can influence global energy prices. Second, through Lucas critique-robust counterfactual analysis, we uncover that the ECB's ability to affect fast-moving energy prices plays an important role in the...

Following the end of the coronavirus pandemic, the European Central Bank (ECB) was confronted with an unprecedented increase in energy prices. This led to consumer price inflation in the euro area far beyond the ECB's inflation target of two percent, at times up to 10 percent. At the same time,...

This study examines whether central banks can combat inflation that is caused by rising energy prices. By using a high-frequency event study and a Structural Vector Autoregression, we find evidence that the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Federal Reserve (Fed) are capable of doing so by...

Headline inflation in the euro area jumped to more than three percent in the summer after years of relatively low inflation rates well below the target of close to but below two percent set by the ECB until July 2021. One of the main reasons for the rise in inflation is the increase in energy...

Die Gesamtinflation im Euroraum ist im Sommer sprunghaft auf mehr als drei Prozent gestiegen - nach Jahren mit relativ geringen Teuerungsraten von deutlich unter der von der EZB bis Juli 2021 angestrebten Zielmarke von knapp unter zwei Prozent. Ein Hauptgrund für die anziehende Inflation sind...

Headline inflation in the euro area jumped to more than three percent in the summer after years of relatively low inflation rates well below the target of close to but below two percent set by the ECB until July 2021. One of the main reasons for the rise in inflation is the increase in energy...

Die Gesamtinflation im Euroraum ist im Sommer sprunghaft auf mehr als drei Prozent gestiegen - nach Jahren mit relativ geringen Teuerungsraten von deutlich unter der von der EZB bis Juli 2021 angestrebten Zielmarke von knapp unter zwei Prozent. Ein Hauptgrund für die anziehende Inflation sind...

We study the impact of the interaction between fiscal and monetary policy on the low-frequency relationship between the fiscal stance and inflation using crosscountry data from 1965 to 1999. In a first step, we contrast the monetary-fiscal narrative for Germany, the U.S. and Italy with evidence...