However, some observers fear that the economy may have reached a new normal, pointing to a long-term decline in interest rates. 4/7  BIS central bankers' speeches  In that case, the central bank’s task of achieving price stability may have become more difficult, because it means a higher probability of monetary policy hitting the effective lower bound.
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