distinguishing whether the inflation observed by the ECB at the time of forecasting is above or below the target. The forecasts are …. Our findings bear important implications for the ECB forecasting process and ultimately for its communication strategy. …

distinguishing whether the inflation observed by the ECB at the time of forecasting is above or below the target. The forecasts are …. Our findings bear important implications for the ECB forecasting process and ultimately for its communication strategy. …

underpredict when the observed inflation rate at the time of forecasting is higher than an estimated threshold of 1.8%. The bias is … most pronounced at intermediate forecasting horizons. This suggests that inflation is projected to revert towards the … target too quickly. These results cannot be fully explained by the persistence embedded in the forecasting models nor by …

inflation and is shown to be Granger-causal for euro area inflation in an out-of-sample forecasting exercise. In part, this … liquidity ; euro area ; inflation ; monetary policy ; interest rate channel ; forecasting accuracy. …

We propose a new method for medium-term forecasting using exogenous information. We first show how a shifting … for estimating the model parameters. In forecasting inflation, the central bank inflation target, if it exists, is a … natural example of such exogenous information. We illustrate the application of our method by an out-of-sample forecasting …