昨天参议院鲍威尔的证词,非常好的体现了一位非经济学专业的央行长对经济的感觉。历来,对于美联储的报道,最好的之一就是WSJ,另外就是彭博的实时Blog。后者的优点是可以最大限度的忠于原文。
我们下面的分析就是基于彭博。
- Inflation was the main talking point of the day, with gas, food and rent prices of particular concern among senators. While the Fed is raising rates to slow demand in the economy, Powell noted that the central bank doesn’t have control over supply chains or energy prices. 点评:联储非常清楚当前通胀的几个核心推动力量,天然气以及汽油、食品和租金,这是CPI大幅上涨的基础。PCE构成中房租的比例跟CPI相差较大。另外,鲍威尔非常清楚当前的加息只能是部分缓解需求,但是对供应链或者能源价格是无能为力的。
- Powell acknowledged that it will be “very challenging” to achieve a soft landing while tightening policy to tamp down inflation. The “other risk” — besides a recession — is that inflation becomes entrenched in the economy, the chair said. 点评:鲍威尔对经济的现状非常清楚,他应该有阅读ECRI的报告。美联储现在面对的两个风险点,一是不断加息会加快经济下行,有可能导致衰退。第二他们担心通胀的长期化。含义是:全球通胀有可能维持在一个较高的水平,比如5%,相当长一段时间,而这是当前全球金融界最前沿的思考课题。我个人认为这种可能性不低。美联储主席对此有清晰的认知。
- Demand in interest-rate sensitive sectors is already showing s