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Too few recent speeches for a current tone.
- Speeches
- 9
- First speech
- Jan 25, 1997
- Latest speech
- Nov 12, 1998
- Tone vs coming rate moves
- Not tested
- too few speeches or no published rate
Does the tone run ahead of the rate?
Speech tone over the previous three months, and the policy rate at the end of each month, on the same timeline. Hover over either chart to read the same month in both.
Speech tone
Policy rate
Latest speeches
Each speech's tone is the average over its sentences about policy, prices, rates or the economy. Open a speech to read it in full.
| Date | Speech | Tone |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 1998 | Pierluigi Ciocca | −0.08 |
| Apr 9, 1998 | Dott. Vincenzo Desario | +0.06 |
| Feb 12, 1998 | Antonio Fazio | +0.04 |
| Jan 24, 1998 | Antonio Fazio | −0.13 |
| Nov 20, 1997 | Antonio Fazio | +0.03 |
| Apr 7, 1997 | Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa | +0.01 |
| Mar 17, 1997 | Dott. Vincenzo Desario | +0.06 |
| Feb 25, 1997 | Antonio Fazio | −0.15 |
| Jan 25, 1997 | Antonio Fazio | −0.03 |