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De Nederlandsche Bank

Too few recent speeches for a current tone.

Speeches: 13
First speech: Mar 3, 1997
Latest speech: Nov 23, 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 23, 1998	Mr Wellink considers monetary relations between the euro zone and new member states (Central Bank Articles and Speeches, 23 Nov 98) Nout Wellink	−0.05
Oct 23, 1998	Mr. Wellink gives a central banker's view of price stability and monetary policy (Central Bank Articles and Speeches, 23 Oct 98) Nout Wellink	+0.03
Feb 27, 1998	Mr. de Swaan addresses capital adequacy regulation and the road ahead (Central Bank Articles and Speeches, 27 Feb 98) Tom de Swaan	+0.09
Oct 25, 1997	Mr. Wellink discusses recent developments in the Dutch economy (Central Bank Articles and Speeches, 25 Oct 97) Nout Wellink	−0.02
Sep 10, 1997	Mr. Wellink discusses different forms of economic policy co-ordination in EMU (Central Bank Articles and Speeches, 10 Sep 97) Nout Wellink	+0.00
Sep 1, 1997	Mr. de Swaan discusses the background, advantages and implementation of the core principles for effective banking supervision (Central Bank Articles and Speeches, 1 Sep 97) Tom de Swaan	−0.20
May 15, 1997	Mr. Duisenberg assesses what we have learned from the Marshall Plan (Central Bank Articles and Speeches, 15 May 97) Willem F Duisenberg	+0.04
Apr 29, 1997	Mr. Duisenberg discusses the comparisons between the structures and methods of the European System of Central Banks and the US Federal Reserve System (Central Bank Articles and Speeches, 29 Apr 97) Willem F Duisenberg	+0.05
Apr 16, 1997	Mr. Wellink looks at European economic and monetary cooperation from an historical perspective (Central Bank Articles and Speeches, 16 Apr 97) Nout Wellink	−0.01
Mar 21, 1997	Dr. Duisenberg discusses strategies for monetary policy in EMU William R White	+0.11
Mar 20, 1997	Mr. Duisenberg comments on the importance of the European pact for stability and growth (Central Bank Articles and Speeches, 20 Mar 97) William R White	+0.05
Mar 4, 1997	Dr. Duisenberg assesses the future importance of the euro (Central Bank Articles and Speeches, 4 Mar 97) Willem F Duisenberg	+0.03
Mar 3, 1997	Dr. Duisenberg responds to being made European Banker of the Year (Central Bank Articles and Speeches, 3 Mar 97) Willem F Duisenberg	+0.04

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