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U.S. Economy: Are Opportunities Greater Than Threats?

U.S. Economy: Are Opportunities Greater Than Threats?. Larry DeBoer Purdue University August 2011. Real GDP Growth. Real Consumption Spending Growth. Index of Consumer Sentiment. 63.7 July ‘11 . Auto and Light Truck Sales (annual basis). Real Investment Spending Growth.

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U.S. Economy: Are Opportunities Greater Than Threats?

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  1. U.S. Economy: Are Opportunities Greater Than Threats? Larry DeBoer Purdue University August 2011

  2. Real GDP Growth

  3. Real Consumption Spending Growth

  4. Index of Consumer Sentiment 63.7 July ‘11

  5. Auto and Light Truck Sales (annual basis)

  6. Real Investment Spending Growth

  7. Residential Building Permits

  8. Real House Price Index

  9. Real Government Purchases Growth

  10. Federal Budget Balance as Percent of GDP

  11. Federal Government Debt as Percent of GDP

  12. Federal Budget, 2010 Deficit, $1,294 38%

  13. Real Export and Import Spending Growth Imports Exports Trade Balance

  14. Exchange Rates, Euro and Yuan per Dollar China Yuan Euro

  15. Inflation in China

  16. Unemployment Rate

  17. Payroll Employment, Total and Private Private Total

  18. CPI Inflation, All Items and Core Core (less food and energy) All Items

  19. Crude Oil Price, Nominal and Real Nominal Real

  20. “To promote the ongoing economic recovery and to help ensure that inflation, over time, is at levels consistent with its mandate, the Committee decided today to keep the target range for the federal funds rate at 0 to 1/4 percent.  The Committee currently anticipates that economic conditions--including low rates of resource utilization and a subdued outlook for inflation over the medium run--are likely to warrant exceptionally low levels for the federal funds rate at least through mid-2013.” FOMC, August 9, 2011  Voting against the action were: Richard W. Fisher, Narayana Kocherlakota, and Charles I. Plosser . . . . Ben Bernanke, Fed Chair

  21. Federal Funds Interest Rates

  22. Monetary Base and Money Supply Money Supply Monetary Base

  23. Corporate Bond Yields, AAA and BAA BAA AAA

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