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Analisi congiunturale. Pavia, 18 Marzo 2008. Indice. 1 Lo scenario macroeconomico globale 2 Central bank watching 3 Short term analysis, daily news e analisi dei dati (preview e review) 4 Focus sull’economia italiana 5 Indicatori di sintesi. A brief sketch of a market economist work.
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Analisi congiunturale Pavia, 18 Marzo 2008
Indice • 1 Lo scenario macroeconomico globale • 2 Central bank watching • 3 Short term analysis, daily news e analisi dei dati (preview e review) • 4 Focus sull’economia italiana • 5 Indicatori di sintesi
il comunicato (statement) della Fed: Release Date: January 22, 2008 The Federal Open Market Committee has decided to lower its target for the federal funds rate 75 basis points to 3-1/2 percent. The Committee took this action in view of a weakening of the economic outlook and increasing downside risks to growth. While strains in short-term funding markets have eased somewhat, broader financial market conditions have continued to deteriorate and credit has tightened further for some businesses and households. Moreover, incoming information indicates a deepening of the housing contraction as well as some softening in labor markets. The Committee expects inflation to moderate in coming quarters, but it will be necessary to continue to monitor inflation developments carefully. Appreciable downside risks to growth remain. The Committee will continue to assess the effects of financial and other developments on economic prospects and will act in a timely manner as needed to address those risks. Voting for the FOMC monetary policy action were: Ben S. Bernanke, Chairman; Timothy F. Geithner, Vice Chairman; Charles L. Evans; Thomas M. Hoenig; Donald L. Kohn; Randall S. Kroszner; Eric S. Rosengren; and Kevin M. Warsh. Voting against was William Poole, who did not believe that current conditions justified policy action before the regularly scheduled meeting next week. Absent and not voting was Frederic S. Mishkin.
il comunicato (statement) della Fed: Release Date: January 30, 2008 The Federal Open Market Committee decided today to lower its target for the federal funds rate 50 basis points to 3 percent. Financial markets remain under considerable stress, and credit has tightened further for some businesses and households. Moreover, recent information indicates a deepening of the housing contraction as well as some softening in labor markets. The Committee expects inflation to moderate in coming quarters, but it will be necessary to continue to monitor inflation developments carefully. Today’s policy action, combined with those taken earlier, should help to promote moderate growth over time and to mitigate the risks to economic activity. However, downside risks to growth remain. The Committee will continue to assess the effects of financial and other developments on economic prospects and will act in a timely manner as needed to address those risks. Voting for the FOMC monetary policy action were: Ben S. Bernanke, Chairman; Timothy F. Geithner, Vice Chairman; Donald L. Kohn; Randall S. Kroszner; Frederic S. Mishkin; Sandra Pianalto; Charles I. Plosser; Gary H. Stern; and Kevin M. Warsh. Voting against was Richard W. Fisher, who preferred no change in the target for the federal funds rate at this meeting.
L’introductory statement della ECB: …Incoming macroeconomic data point to moderating but ongoing real GDP growth. Yet the level of uncertainty resulting from the turmoil in financial markets remains high. Against this background we emphasize that maintaining price stability in the medium term is our primary objective in accordance with our mandate. Indeed the firm anchoring of medium to longer term inflation expectations is of the highest priority to the governing council.
http://www.federalreserve.gov/fomc/#calendars Calendar, statement and minutes of FOMC meetings http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/gdpnewsrelease.htm National accounts statistics http://www.federalreserve.gov/fomc/beigebook/2008/default.htm Beige book is the report prepared by Fed’s districts
