U.S. Macroeconomic Pulse. July 2020
Published on Wednesday, July 29, 2020 | Updated on Friday, August 7, 2020
U.S. Macroeconomic Pulse. July 2020
Baseline assumes real GDP declines by 5.1% in 2020. Peak unemployment reached, but risks to the labor market remain. Disinflationary headwinds abate, but inflation to remain low in 2020.
Key points
- Key points:
- Fed to keep rates at the Zero Lower Bound, balance sheet growth to continue
- Long-term yields to remain low
- Uncertainty remains over the depth and duration of the crisis
- Risks tilted to the downside, although the worst of the crisis likely behind us
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