And, hearing a broad range of perspectives on these issues will help us make good decisions as we consider new approaches to monetary policy. This afternoon, individual stakeholders representing different economic sectors will meet to discuss their perspectives. Later, President Bullard and I will do what we came here to do, which is listen.
In other words, monetary policy will continue to focus on price stability and in doing so stabilise the purchasing power of money. Central banks will also continue to take care of the safe nature of money, explaining their strong interest in financial stability which has even increased since the crisis.