How Central Banks Communicate Through Minutes and Speeches

Monetary Policy Explained with Fexingo: Central Banks, Money Supply, and Interest Rates · May 28, 2026 · 13m · transcript

Episode 16 of 'Monetary Policy Explained with Fexingo' digs into the art of central-bank communication. Lucas and Luna explore how the Federal Reserve, ECB, and Bank of Japan use meeting minutes, press conferences, and speeches to shape market expectations—without saying too much. They break down the 2024 Fed minutes that caused a 20-basis-point bond yield swing, the ECB's 'forward guidance' shift in 2022, and why BOJ Governor Ueda's 2025 comments on inflation moved the yen 2%. You'll learn the difference between 'hawkish' and 'dovish&#x27…