Fed continues with tapering plans, adapts forward guidance
At its policy meeting on 19–20 March, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announced that it would continue winding down its asset purchase program at the pace it announced in […]
At its policy meeting on 19–20 March, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announced that it would continue winding down its asset purchase program at the pace it announced in […]
China: China Sets Growth Target Of 7.5% According to the BBC News, China has set its economic growth target for the year at 7.5%, as it looks to continue its […]
The outlook for the global economy in 2014 grew worse this month. The deterioration in the outlook for the United States and Japan more than offset the improvement for the […]
Annual inflation increased from 1.2% in November to 1.5% in December. The monthly core inflation index, which excludes food and energy, inched down from 0.2% to 0.1% in December, which […]
In December, retail sales increased 0.2% over the previous month in nominal terms. The increase was down from the 0.4% recorded in November (previously reported: +0.7% month-on-month), but was slightly […]
Non-farm payrolls grew by 74,000 in December, which was well below November’s revised increase of 241,000 (previously reported: 203,000). The reading fell far short of market expectations of a 200,000 […]
At its policy meeting on 18–19 November, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announced that it would finally start winding down its asset purchase program. The Fed explained that there […]
Annual inflation increased from 1.0% in October to 1.2% in November. The core inflation index, which excludes food and energy, inched up from 0.1% to 0.2% in November, which was […]
In November, retail sales increased 0.7% over the previous month in nominal terms. The increase followed the 0.6% recorded in October (previously reported: +0.4% month-on-month) and was above market expectations […]
Non-farm payrolls grew by 203,000 in November, which was above October’s revised increase of 200,000 (previously reported: 204,000). The reading overshot market expectations of an increase of just 185,000 payrolls. […]