The Fed Challenge Rony Byas, Tina Byrne, Tashdid Hasan, Changhyon Hwang, Vincent Lo
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The Fed Challenge Rony Byas, Tina Byrne, Tashdid Hasan, Changhyon Hwang, Vincent Lo November 10, 2008
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The Fed Challenge Rony Byas, Tina Byrne, Tashdid Hasan, Changhyon Hwang, Vincent Lo November 10, 2008. GDP Contracts in the Third Quarter. Source : Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Consumer Confidence Plummets in October. Source : The Conference Board. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The Fed Challenge
Rony Byas, Tina Byrne, Tashdid Hasan,
Changhyon Hwang, Vincent Lo
November 10, 2008
Source : Federal Reserve Bank of New York
GDP Contracts in the Third Quarter
Consumer Confidence Plummets in October
Source : The Conference Board
Consumer Spending Continues to DecreaseMonthly and YoY % Change
Real Disposable Income
Personal Consumption Expenditures
RDI0.1%
PCE-0.4%
3rd Quarter
Source : Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Shaded areas indicate US recessions
Source : Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Unemployment Rate Continues to Rise
October6.5
Shaded areas indicate US recessions
Nonfarm Payroll Employment Continues to DeclineMonthly and YoY % Change
Source : Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Monthly Change(Left Scale)
% Change Year Over
Year(Right Scale)
Shaded areas indicate US recessions
October-240,000
ISM Manufacturing Index Experiences a Sharp Plunge
Source : Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Shaded areas indicate US recessions
October38.9
Housing Starts on a Steep DeclineMonthly Change (Thousands of Units)
Source : U.S. Census Bureau
544K
817K
Housing Prices Have Been on a Gradual DeclineCase-Shiller 10 and 20 Composite YoY %
Source : Standard and Poor’s
17.7%16.6%
U.S. Home Foreclosure Filings on the Rise Monthly Change
Source : RealtyTrac
September266,000
Housing Problems Concentrated in Key Areas of the Country
Source : First American CoreLogic
Difference Between 3-Month LIBOR Rate and 3-Month Treasury Yield
Source : Bloomberg
Credit crisis begins
Lehman Brothers files for bankruptcy
TARP passed
Commercial Paper Market in Distress
Source : The Federal Reserve Board
Risk premiums have been elevated..
.. and issuance of new commercial paper has declined.
Numerous Programs Have Been Implemented to Restore Economic Stability
Source : Credit Suisse
Inflation Starting to ModerateCore CPI and Core PCE YoY% Change
Source : Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Shaded areas indicate US recessions
2.4%2.5%
Core PCE
Core CPI October
Inflation Expectations Have Been Easing10-Year TIPS Spread
Source : The Federal Reserve Board
97 bps
