The Economist (October 6)
“For investors around the world, the recovery seems assured. The MSCI global share index has risen almost 10% since July. The credit for this largely goes to central bankers.” This is not, however, a time for overconfidence. “As long as politicians in the world’s big three economies continue to dither, another global recession is possible.”
Tags: Central bankers, Economy, Investors, MSCI, Politicians, Recession, Recovery
Institutional Investor (September 5)
GDP targeting may be “the real message from Jackson Hole.” At this annual meeting of central bankers a paper presented by Michael Woodford advocated GDP targeting. “The Fed has already promised to keep rates low through 2014, but if it were to switch gears, it would instead promise to keep rates low indefinitely, until nominal GDP, or GDP adjusted for inflation, was showing clear signs of a recovery.”
Tags: Central bankers, Fed, GDP targeting, Inflation, Interest rates, Jackson Hole, Michael Woodford
