A tenth or two of a percentage point here or there on the outlook for GDP or inflation is unlikely to matter that much for any of those decisions. Often, these revisions reflect the new information that has come to hand over the previous quarter.
I would like to address, in turn, three key groups that are affected by the low interest rates: banks, consumers, and the economy as a whole. Furthermore, I would like to take a crack at answering the question of how long this phase of low interest rates will keep going on. 1/7  BIS central bankers' speeches  2.