Den amerikanske centralbank, The FedFed, siger onsdag efter et møde i Federal Open Market Committee, FOMC, der overvåger markederne, at selvom den amerikanske økonomi er i vækst, er banken ikke indstillet på at hæve renten frem mod 2023.
De finansielle markeder havde forventet, at centralbankens FOMC-udvalg på det ordinære 2-dages møde ville holde renten uændret nær nul.
Centralbanken tilkendegav efter mødet, at man vil fortsætte med at pumpe penge ud i den amerikanske økonomi via månedlige opkøb af obligationer i størrelsesordenen 120 milliarder dollars.
Sigtet er at stimulere den amerikanske økonomi til at komme tilbage i omdrejninger efter corona-pandemien – uden at centralbankens målsætninger om høj beskæftigelse i kombination med en gennemsnitlig inflation på 2 pct. kompromitteres.
Inflationen i USA er fortsat under 2 pct., og selvom der er positiv udvikling i indikatorerne for vækst og beskæftigelse, er situationen i de sektorer, der er hårdest ramt af pandemien, fortsat alvorlig.
Meldingen fra den amerikanske centralbank vil givet lægge en dæmper på de tendenser til rentestigninger, der på det seneste har kunnet iagttages i Europa og Danmark
2012 - Independent Professional
2003 - 2012 Minister Counsellor FAO at Ministry of Foreign Affairs Denmark, Rome
2000 - 2003 Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Denmark
1995 - 2000 Director General, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Denmark
1991 - 1995 Permanent Secretary of State, Ministry of Energy Denmark
1990 - 1991 Chef du Cabinet, Prime Ministers Office Denmark
1983 - 1990 Personal Assistant to the Prime Minister, Prime Ministers Office Denmark
1979 - 1983 Head of section, Prime Ministers Office Denmark
1978 - 1979 Military Service, Representative of drafted army personel
1976 - 1978 National Bureau of Statstics Denmark
- Chair EU Working Party on FAO Coordination
- Chair of various Intra Ministerial Committees on Energy taxation
- Member of FAO Finance Committee
- Danish Representative to various missions to Eastern European countries, Burundi, Mozambique, Thailand and Cambodia.
- Head of Danish Negotiation Team for the Voluntary Guidelines to support the Progressive Realization of the Right to Adequate Food in the Context of National Food Security
- Head of Danish Negotiation Team for the Voluntary Guidelines for the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries, and Forests in the Context of National Food Security
- Responsible for Danish EU Presidency 1993, 2002 and 2012 regarding FAO matters.
- Head of Danish delegations to meetings in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
- Co-Chair of Budget Committee of the International treaty on Plant genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
- Co-Chair of Danish-India Commission on Bilateral Energy Cooperation
Head of Danish delegations to meeting in International Energy Cooperation (IEA, CEM, MEF ect)
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