The bank has tried to keep the annual inflation rate at 2% since the early 1990s, a goal that it examines jointly with the federal finance department every five years. "Overall, most people we heard from supported the continued use of inflation targeting as the Bank's approach to monetary policy," the bank said in a statement. Many central banks are examining policy frameworks as inflation falters, debt-to-GDP levels surge and low rates leave little ammunition to fight recessions.