There was a lot of uncertainty over whether central banks' latest wheeze was of any use to institutional investors. Just over a third supported the forward guidance policy, just over a quarter said it didn't help, but the largest proportion of contributors just didn't know.
Supporters said the strategy clarified the banks' thinking and helped investors to predict where base rates would be in the short to medium term. "In theory a clearly defined set of rules should...
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