Blue Chip Economic Indicators

Wolters Kluwer's Blue Chip Economic Indicators Panelists Increasingly Concerned about Recession

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星期四, 九月 12, 2019

NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Panelists for Wolters Kluwer's Blue Chip Economic Indicators are increasingly worried about a recession.

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  • NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Panelists for Wolters Kluwer's Blue Chip Economic Indicators are increasingly worried about a recession.
  • "Expectations of additional rate cuts by the Federal Reserve Board allay some fears of a recession but the risks remain elevated," said Haver Analytics' Joseph Aguinaldo, executive editor of Wolters Kluwer's Blue Chip Economic Indicators.
  • Other consensus findings from the September issue of Wolters Kluwer's Blue Chip Economic Indicators survey include:
    The consensus for GDP growth this year is now estimated at 2.3 percent and 1.8 percent in 2020.
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Wolters Kluwer's Blue Chip Economic Indicators Panelists Anticipate Easing of Monetary Policy

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星期二, 六月 11, 2019

This easing of monetary policy comes as panelists downgraded economic growth and indicated that they expect inflation to remain below the Federal Reserve's 2 percent target for the personal consumption expenditure price index during 2019.

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  • This easing of monetary policy comes as panelists downgraded economic growth and indicated that they expect inflation to remain below the Federal Reserve's 2 percent target for the personal consumption expenditure price index during 2019.
  • Seventy-six percent of panelists indicated that, when a monetary policy change is made, they expect rates to decrease.
  • "The combination of growth, inflation and risks has changed expectations for monetary policy," said Haver Analytics' Joseph Aguinaldo, executive editor of Wolters Kluwer's Blue Chip Economic Indicators.
  • Other consensus findings from the June issue of Wolters Kluwer's Blue Chip Economic Indicators surveyinclude:
    The Blue Chip Consensus Panel estimates U.S. GDP growth to slow to 1.7 percent in Q2 of this year, with the succeeding quarters projected to be in a range of 1.6 percent to 2 percent.

Wolters Kluwer's Blue Chip Economic Indicators and Blue Chip Financial Forecasts to team with Haver Analytics

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星期四, 九月 13, 2018

NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. today announced that Haver Analytics, a leading provider of economic and financial time series data, will partner with Wolters Kluwer's market-leading Blue Chip Economic Indicators and Blue Chip Financial Forecasts to further strengthen the editorial team behind these industry leading resources.

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  • NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. today announced that Haver Analytics, a leading provider of economic and financial time series data, will partner with Wolters Kluwer's market-leading Blue Chip Economic Indicators and Blue Chip Financial Forecasts to further strengthen the editorial team behind these industry leading resources.
  • "As one of the most trusted names in economic information and analysis, we are very excited to have Haver join the editorial team," said Randy Moore, Executive Editor for the Blue Chip publications.
  • Haver Analytics is the premier provider of economic and financial time series data for the strategy and research community.
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Wolters Kluwer's Blue Chip Economic Indicators Panelists Anticipate Hikes in Federal Interest Rates

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星期二, 六月 12, 2018

NEW YORK, June 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Fifty-two of the 53 panelists for Wolters Kluwer's Blue Chip Economic Indicators June issue anticipate that the Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee (FOMC) will announce a 25 basis point hike in interest rates at the conclusion of its June 12-13 meeting.

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  • NEW YORK, June 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Fifty-two of the 53 panelists for Wolters Kluwer's Blue Chip Economic Indicators June issue anticipate that the Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee (FOMC) will announce a 25 basis point hike in interest rates at the conclusion of its June 12-13 meeting.
  • In addition to anticipated rate hikes, the Blue Chip consensus forecast of real GDP growth in 2018 increased this month.
  • "A variety of factors have contributed to increased optimism, as our panelists reacted to a recent series of stronger-than-expected economic reports," said Randell E. Moore, executive editor of Wolters Kluwer's Blue Chip Economic Indicators.
  • "Lifting our panelists' forecasts of economic growth this quarter were better-than-expected monthly readings on consumer spending, construction activity, industrial production, trade, and consumer confidence."