下周美国经济数据

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<p class="style11"><span class="style9"><strong>MONDAY: </strong>ISM services index; Bernanke speaks on foreclosures<br/>
    <strong>TUESDAY: </strong>Indiana, North Carolina primaries; Earnings from Fannie Mae, Cisco and Disney<br/>
    <strong>WEDNESDAY: </strong>Mortgage applications; Productivity; Pending home sales; Crude inventories; Consumer credit; Earnings from News Corp.<br/>
    <strong>THURSDAY: </strong>Retail same-store sales; Jobless claims; Wholesale trade; Cablevision earnings<br/>
    <strong>FRIDAY: </strong>Trade report</span></p>
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<p><span class="style1">FOMC Statement</span> <span class="style3">(2008/4/30)</span><br/>
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<p class="style2">The Federal Open Market Committee decided today to lower its target for the federal funds rate 25 basis points to 2 percent.</p>
<p class="style2">Recent information indicates that economic activity
remains weak. Household and business spending has been subdued and
labor markets have softened further. Financial markets remain under
considerable stress, and tight credit conditions and the deepening
housing contraction are likely to weigh on economic growth over the
next few quarters.</p>
<p class="style2">Although readings on core inflation have improved
somewhat, energy and other commodity prices have increased, and some
indicators of inflation expectations have risen in recent months. The
Committee expects inflation to moderate in coming quarters, reflecting
a projected leveling-out of energy and other commodity prices and an
easing of pressures on resource utilization. Still, uncertainty about
the inflation outlook remains high. It will be necessary to continue to
monitor inflation developments carefully.</p>
<p class="style2">The substantial easing of monetary policy to date,
combined with ongoing measures to foster market liquidity, should help
to promote moderate growth over time and to mitigate risks to economic
activity. The Committee will continue to monitor economic and financial
developments and will act as needed to promote sustainable economic
growth and price stability. </p>
<p class="style2">Voting for the FOMC monetary policy action were: Ben
S. Bernanke, Chairman; Timothy F. Geithner, Vice Chairman; Donald L.
Kohn; Randall S. Kroszner; Frederic S. Mishkin; Sandra Pianalto; Gary
H. Stern; and Kevin M. Warsh. Voting against were Richard W. Fisher and
Charles I. Plosser, who preferred no change in the target for the
federal funds rate at this meeting.</p>
<p class="style2">In a related action, the Board of Governors
unanimously approved a 25-basis-point decrease in the discount rate to
2-1/4 percent. In taking this action, the Board approved the requests
submitted by the Boards of Directors of the Federal Reserve Banks of
New York, Cleveland, Atlanta, and San Francisco.</p>

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