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Inflation targeting: Good strategy, but poor structure

From AllianceBernstein

The monetary policy experiment of inflation targeting has failed to produce a more stable macroeconomic environment. The failure doesn’t stem from the wrong objective, but from the poor structure of

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01 Mar 2016

Liquidity flows: Economic cycle still on sustainable path

From AllianceBernstein

The US economy has faced persistent fears of setbacks, but the recovery continues to move forward. Our proprietary liquidity indicator suggests that the economic cycle remains on solid ground and

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26 Feb 2016

The economy and Fed policy

From AllianceBernstein

Real GDP growth rose by a 0.7% annualized rate in the fourth quarter, hurt by continuing cutbacks in energy capital spending, inventory liquidation and foreign trade. The bruising impact of

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03 Feb 2016

Disruptive effects of oil-price plunge

From AllianceBernstein

Compared to past cycles, the oil-price plunge from mid-2014 through early 2016 has proven to be longer in duration as well as larger in scale. In turn, the adjustments in

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27 Jan 2016

US business surveys highlight a two-speed economy

From AllianceBernstein

The US economy continues to expand, but the pace of growth varies greatly between the manufacturing and nonmanufacturing (service) sectors. While the manufacturing sector has hit stall-speed, the service sector

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12 Jan 2016

On the economy: New normal or abnormal?

From AllianceBernstein

Over the past five years, the average annual growth of 2.1% in real gross domestic product clearly fits the narrative of the new normal. Yet the economy’s recent performance has

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08 Dec 2015

The FOMC script – Another change and fruther delay in normalisation

From AllianceBernstein

The Fed decided to delay the normalisation of official rates—primarily because of global financial and economic uncertainty, which, in its view, temporarily overshadowed stronger labor markets and a better-than-expected domestic

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24 Sep 2015

Out of service: What’s behind the sector slowdown?

From AllianceBernstein

The scale of the slowdown in the nominal growth rate for the service sector is as baffling as it is surprising. It raises the prospect of either a major mismeasurement

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14 Sep 2015

US economic growth and implications for monetary policy

From AllianceBernstein

Despite the modest second quarter rebound, the economy’s growth rate has been generally sluggish over the past five years. This may suggest lower potential growth going forward—and less resource slack

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05 Aug 2015

US Budget long-term outlook – an unsustainable imbalance

From AllianceBernstein

The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the budget deficit for fiscal year 2015 will narrow further, extending to six consecutive years a trend of shrinking deficits. But the longer term

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10 Jul 2015

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