Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Ryan Niladri Banerjee Author-X-Name-First: Ryan Niladri Author-X-Name-Last: Banerjee Author-Name: Fiorella De Fiore Author-X-Name-First: Fiorella Author-X-Name-Last: De Fiore Author-Name: Marco Jacopo Lombardi Author-X-Name-First: Marco Jacopo Author-X-Name-Last: Lombardi Author-Name: Giovanni Lombardo Author-X-Name-First: Giovanni Author-X-Name-Last: Lombardo Title: Energy shocks and inflation: challenges for monetary policy Abstract: The recent energy shock ranks among the most significant since the 1990s.Structural factors and initial conditions influence how energy shocks propagate into inflation – directly and through second-round effects. The appropriate monetary policy reaction depends on the persistence of the inflationary pressures as well as the magnitude of the growth impact, and it differs across economies. Uncertainty about these effects further complicates the policy challenge. Length: 8 pages Creation-Date: 2026-08-05 File-URL: https://www.bis.org/publ/bisbull131.pdf File-Format: Application/pdf File-Function: Full PDF document File-URL: https://www.bis.org/publ/bisbull131.htm File-Format: text/html Number: 131 Handle: RePEc:bis:bisblt:131