Central Bank Language Intelligence

Conflict Language: How Central Banks Talk About War

How 55 central banks communicate about war, conflict and geopolitical risk.

55 Banks 4,235 Documents 31,321 Mentions 76 Keywords Jan 2022 – Apr 2026
Data updated — April 2026 15 April 2026 · 154 new mentions · 16 documents · 15 banks
Price Pressure +92 Financial Stress +30 Risk & Uncertainty +15 Supply & Trade +12 Geopolitical +2 Policy +3
US/Israel/Iran Conflict driving energy & commodity price language · Bank of Korea & Bank of Israel rate holds · Banrep 100bps hike citing inflation expectations
Central Banks
55
Across 5 continents
Documents Analysed
4,235
Statements, minutes, speeches
+16 in Apr 2026
Total Mentions
31,321
Across all keyword groups
+154 in Apr 2026
Unique Keywords
76
From "fragmentation" to "deglobalisation"
Signal Over Time

Central Bank Conflict Language Timeline

Monthly mentions of war-related keywords by central banks, overlaid with key conflict events.

Monthly Keyword Mentions — All 55 Banks
Stacked by category. Dashed lines = major geopolitical events.
Financial Stress
Price Pressure
Risk & Uncertainty
Supply & Trade
Geopolitical Vocab
Policy Language
Ukraine invasion (Feb 2022)
Gaza war (Oct 2023)
Tariff wars (Apr 2025)
ME escalation (Feb 2026)
Top Keywords by Volume
Total mentions 2022–2026 across all banks
Annual Volume by Category
The 2022 price surge and the steady rise in fragmentation language — 2026 data reflects Jan–Apr only (partial year)
Keyword Glossary

What each category means

The 76 keywords grouped by category. Terms marked with a spike badge spiked sharply in central bank language following a conflict or crisis event. Terms marked ↑ Apr 2026 had notably elevated mentions in the April 2026 dataset.

What They Actually Said

The terminology of crisis

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All Banks
Financial Stress
Price Pressure
Risk & Uncertainty
Geopolitical
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