The central bank said a slowing economy and falling energy prices improved the inflation outlook.
Noting that threats to global financial stability had increased since its last health check in October, the IMF said: "The main message of this report is that additional measures are needed to deliver a more balanced and potent policy mix for improving the growth and inflation outlook and securing financial stability.
Elected president in 1974 in the midst of economic difficulties, he took measures to restore the economy by reducing inflation and improving the balance of trade.
Only last year, as the currency of neighboring Brazil tumbled, an op-ed writer at The Wall Street Journal held up Argentina as a model: "No stimulating of the economy through inflation, no improving the 'competitiveness' of exports through currency devaluation.
But if policymakers really want to have an impact on how much gold families hoard in their safes and safe-deposit boxes, they would probably be better off focusing on bringing down inflation and improving the economy.
The president of the Boston Fed, Eric S. Rosengren, has published research asserting that information collected by bank supervisors can improve the forecasts of inflation and unemployment that Fed policy makers consider when setting interest rates.
And in practice, central banks including the Fed treat inflation as much more important — in part because economists argue that suppressing inflation improves the stability of economic growth, thereby limiting unemployment over time.
Treasury officials apparently informed their new boss that underlying inflation (which excludes mortgage costs) was likely to exceed the government's target of 2 1/2% or less in two years' time had rates not risen.More fundamentally, the decision to give the Bank operational independence in setting interest rates should improve the chances of hitting the inflation target far into the future.
To improve the situation for households, inflation would need to be kept at 1.1%, which would require 260,000 new homes a year.
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