The price stability oriented monetary policy of the European Central Bank

Wojciech Gasiński; Anna Misztal

doi:10.2478/v10103-009-0035-2

Authors

Wojciech Gasiński University of Łódź
Anna Misztal University of Łódź

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2478/v10103-009-0035-2

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to present the price stability oriented monetary policy of the European Central Bank. The European Central Bank began activities in 1998 and the primary objective of the European System of Central Banks is to maintain price stability and the ESCB should also support the general economic policies in the Community. Monetary policy is a special tool that national governments and central banks uses to influence on its economy, especially to control the supply of money and to influence on the level of economic indicators. This paper investigates the assumed objective of the European System of Central Banks which is to maintain price stability. What is more, we would like to present the monetary policy strategy of the European Central Bank and analysis of the Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices.

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