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“The Economic Report of the President is an annual report written by the Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers. An important vehicle for presenting the Administration’s domestic and international economic policies, it provides an overview of the nation’s economic progress with text and extensive data appendices.”
Foreign exchange intervention and expectation in emerging economies by Ken Miyajima, Working Papers No 414, Bank for International Settlements, June 2013 “Using monthly data for four selected emerging economies, sterilised central bank foreign exchange intervention is found to have little systematic influence on the near-term nominal exchange rate expectations in the direction intended by the …
Export-Import Bank – Recent Growth Underscores Need for Improved Risk Management and Reporting, GAO-13-703T, Jun 13, 2013 Financial Institutions – Causes and Consequences of Recent Community Bank Failures, GAO-13-704T, Jun 13, 2013 Transportation Infrastructure – Limited Improvement in Bridge Conditions over the Past Decade, but Financial Challenges Remain, GAO-13-713T, Jun 13, 2013
“To help companies determine the current and potential value of BYOD, Cisco IBSG conducted a detailed financial analysis of BYOD in six countries. Our findings show that, on average, BYOD is saving companies money and helping their employees become more productive. But the value companies currently derive from BYOD is dwarfed by the gains that …
News-Driven Return Reversals: Liquidity Provision Ahead of Earnings News – Eric C. So, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) – Sloan School of Management; Sean Wang, University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School. June 7, 2013 “This study documents a six-fold increase in short-term return reversals during earnings announcements relative to non-announcement periods. Following prior research, …
Consistent regulatory implementation to keep markets integrated – Remarks by Jaime Caruana, General Manager of the Bank for International Settlements, for the panel discussion on “Regulatory landscapes” at the 2013 International Monetary Conference, Shanghai, 3 June 2013.
“Each month, The Hamilton Project examines the “jobs gap,” which is the number of jobs that the U.S. economy needs to create in order to return to pre-recession employment levels while also absorbing the people who enter the labor force each month. This chart shows how the jobs gap has evolved since the start of …
“London School of Economics and Political Science Cities (LSE Cities) has launched a new free online resource, supported by the Higher Education Innovation Fund, which shows the impact of economic recession and recovery in over 150 of Europe’s largest metropolitan areas. Drawing on forecasting data previously unavailable to the public, the European Metromonitor features an …
“The London Finance Commission, chaired by London School of Economic’s Professor Tony Travers, has released a new report calling for greater financial freedoms for the capital, giving London government the autonomy to invest in its own vital infrastructure as its population and economy grow, and bring London in line with competitor global cities. The London …
Estimating the trend in employment growth by Daniel Aaronson, vice president and director of microeconomic research, and Scott Brave, senior business economist, July 2013: “For the unemployment rate to decline, the U.S. economy needs to generate above-trend job growth. We currently estimate trend employment growth to be around 80,000 jobs per month, and we expect …
“The Z.1 statistical release, previously named Flow of Funds Accounts of the United States, has been renamed Financial Accounts of the United States. As part of the redesign of the Z.1 release, annual tables for the Integrated Macroeconomic Accounts (IMA) are now included. Previously, the IMA were available in the Flow of Funds Guide. Some …
Beige Book – June 5, 2013 – Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions by Federal Reserve District: “Overall economic activity increased at a modest to moderate pace since the previous report across all Federal Reserve Districts except the Dallas District, which reported strong economic growth. The manufacturing sector expanded in most Districts since the …
