United States: Staff Report for the 2015 Article IV Consultation

July 7, 2015

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United States: Staff Report for the 2015 Article IV Consultation, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2015) accessed December 24, 2024

Summary

This 2015 Article IV Consultation highlights that the U.S. economy’s momentum in the first quarter of 2015 was sapped by unfavorable weather, a sharp contraction in oil sector investment, and the West Coast port strike. But the underpinnings for a continued expansion remain in place. A solid labor market, accommodative financial conditions, and cheaper oil should support a more dynamic path for the remainder of the year. Despite this, the weaker outturn in the first few months of 2015 will unavoidably pull down 2015 growth. Despite important policy uncertainties, the near-term fiscal outlook has improved, and the federal government deficit is likely to move modestly lower in the current fiscal year.

Subject: Banking, Central bank policy rate, Financial sector policy and analysis, Financial sector risk, Financial services, Inflation, Labor, Output gap, Prices, Production

Keywords: Article IV discussion, Central bank policy rate, Core PCE inflation, CR, Financial sector risk, Global, Housing data, Inflation, ISCR, Liability positions vis-à-vis nonresident, Output gap, Personal income growth, Rate, Staff appraisal

Publication Details

Pages:

62
Volume:

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Series:

Country Report No. 2015/168
Stock No:

1USAEA2015004
ISBN:

9781513539423
ISSN:

1934-7685

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