The Disconnect Between the Policy Rate and Lending Rates
A key phenomenon in monetary policy transmission is the 'disconnect' between the central bank's policy rate and the lending rates faced by households and firms. This term describes how changes in the policy rate are not fully or immediately passed through to other market interest rates. This incomplete transmission occurs because wider lending rates are also influenced by other factors, such as the loan's duration and expectations about future policy rates.
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