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A low neutral policy rate with a 1% handle
What was once considered a floor, may now represent a ceiling for the nominal neutral policy rate (r*). We estimate cyclical and secular factors have constrained it to 0.5% in the wake of the Covid crisis. In the long run, structural factors will likely keep the nominal neutral rate centered around 1.85%.
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