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Page 1: Fomc 19980701 Material

APPENDIX 1

Charts used by Mr. Fisher in his presentation

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3-Month Deposit RatesJuly 1, 1997 - June 29, 1998

Current Euro-Deposit Rate and Rates Implied by Traded Forward Rate AgreementsLIBOR Fixing 3-Mo. Forward 9-Mo. Forward

United States

Germany

Japan

cent 1997 1998 PercentJul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun

United Oct 27 Feb 24 Apr 27States DJIA Falls Humphrey Wall Street FOMC Chairman 6.2554 pts Hawkins Journal J.E.C.

Testimony Article Testimony

. 5.6

Germany Bundesbank 4.2raises repo rate30 bp to3.30%

3.6

0.6Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May

1997

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April 1, 1998 - June 29, 1998

Dollar-Mark and Dollar-Yen

Constant Maturity U.S. Treasury YieldsJun 10

30-Year Chairman's

U.S. NoteArticle 10-Year

2-YearU.S. Note

Marks perDollar

Jun 17JointIntervention

10 17 24 May 8 15 22 June 5 12 19 29

Index

8529

Jason JosefsMarkets Group/FRBNY

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Yen perDollar

50

45

140

135

130

12529

Percent

1.98

1.92

1.86

1.80

1.74

1.68

Percent

5.4

April

Index

5.8

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DAILY FEDERAL FUNDSTRADING RANGE, EFFECTIVE AVERAGE & ONE STANDARD DEVIATION

May 21 to Present9

Per. Avg. Rate:Per Avg. Excess:

H

O

L

5.54%$1.4bn.

Effectivestandarddeviation(+/- one)

A

y

End ofMaintenance

Period

5.51%$1.5bn.

Range

Fed Funds Target Rate

5.45%$0.4bn.throughJune 26.

6

31/2

June July

Percent

May

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APPENDIX 2

Charts used by Messrs. Prell, Hooper, and Stockton

in their presentation

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STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL (FR) CLASS II-FOMC

Material for

Staff Presentation on theEconomic Outlook

June 30, 1998

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Chart 1

Forecast Summary

Real GDPFour-quarter percent change

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

Unemployment Rate

1995 1996

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

Q4/Q4 percent change

1995 1.6

1996 3.2

1997 3.7

1998 2.7

1999 2.0

Percent

1997 1998

Q4 average

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

1999

Consumer Price InflationFour-quarter percent change

Q4/Q4 percent change

Reported Adjusted

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

Adjusted*

Reported

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999*Adjusted for effects of technical changes implemented by BLS since 1994.

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Chart 2

Domestic Financial Conditions

Real Short-term and Long-term Treasury Yields*Percent

10-year

1981 1984 1987 1990 1993 1996 1999

Nominal 1-year and 10-year rates minus lagged one and three year GDP inflation rates, respectively.

S&P 500 Price-Earnings MultipleRatio

adjusted*

1981 1984 1987 1990 1993

* Based on Goldman Sachs' estimates of S&P 500 earnings excluding special restructuring charges.Note: T denotes trough of earnings cycle.

1996 1999

Earnings OutlookPercent change from previous year

I/B/E/S strategistsS&P 500 operating earnings per share

Staff NIPA after-tax book profits

Junk Bond Yield SpreadPercent

Junk bond - 7-year Treasury

1989 1992 1995 199819861993 1995 19991997

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Chart 3

International Financial Markets(Ratio scales)

Real Exchange Rates(U.S. dollars per foreign currency)

Stock Market IndexesJan. 1996= 100

1996 1997 1998 1999 1996 1997 1998* Trade weighted average of China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore.**Trade weighted average of Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand.Real Exchange Rates Stock Market Indexes(U.S. dollars per foreign currency) 96Q1 = 100 Jan. 1996= 100

1996 1997 1998 1999 1996 1997 1998

Real Exchange Rates Stock Market Indexes(U.S. dollars per foreign currency) 96Q1 = 100 Jan. 1996= 100

1996 1997 1998 1999 1996 1997 1998*Trade weighted average of 29-currencies.Note: Exchange rate data are quarterly; stock market data are monthly.

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September 1997 GreenbookPercent change,

Total Foreign Asia

Current GreenbookPercent change, saar

Chart 4

Foreign GDP*

January 1998 Greenbooksaar

7

6

5

4

3

2

01996 1997

Shares of U.S. Nonag Exporand Foreign GDP

Asiaof which

Front-line

Korea

Indonesia

Malaysia

Philippines

Thailand

Japan

Greater Chinaand Singapore

China

Hong Kong

Taiwan

Singapore

Europe

Canada

Latin America

Other

Total

Percent change, saar7

6

5

4

3

2

1998 1999

tsPercent

Exports* GDP**

30 43

9 7

4 2

1 2

2 1

1 1

1 1

9 10

10 16

2 14

2 1/2

3 1

3 1/3

23 34

22 2

20 11

6 10

100 100

* 1996-1997**1996

1996 1997 1998 1999

* Weighted by shares in U.S. nonagricultural exports.

1996-1997** l996

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Chart 5

Front-line Asia

1997

H1 Q3 Q4

1998

Q1 Q2 H2

Percent change, saar*

1999

Korea

Indonesia

Malaysia

Philippines

Thailand

Total**

6

2.7

8

8-1

5.3

-1-180-9

-1.9

-23

-22

-23-1

-9

-17.7

*Change from end of preceding period. Weighted by shares in U.S. nonagricultural exports.* Change from end of preceding period. " Weighted by shares in U.S. nonagricultural exports.Note: Historical quarterly figures for Indonesia and Thailand are estimates.

Causes of Downturn

Sharp drop in consumption and investment resulting from:

* Massive balance sheet adjustments, drop in wealth

* Uncertainty about future earnings prospects

* Cancellation of projects following overinvestment

* Credit crunch and rising cost of funds

Short-term Interest RatesPercent

60

Indonesia50

40

- 30

KoreaMalaysia

1997 1998

20

10

0

Change in Trade1997Q1 - 1998Q1

Korea

Indonesia

Malaysia

Thailand

Philippines

Total

Imports

-53

-11

-14

-27

-1

-95

(U.S. $billions, AR)

Exports Net

10 63

0 12

-8 6

-1 26

5 7

6 102

Real GDP

1996

1997 1998

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Chart 6

Japan

Real GDP

Percent change, saar

1996 1997

GDP

Consumption

Investment

1998Q1 Q2 H2

1999

-5.3

0.4

-14.5

Unemployment and Consumer Sentiment

Index Percent

Consumer SentimentApril May

85

75

AprilUnemployment Rate

1997 1998

Change in Structural Budget Balance*

Percent of GDP

Business Sentiment and Lending Attitudes

Diffusion Index

1996 1997*Average of large and small firms.

Imports and Exports

Percent of GDP, saa

Real Exports

Real Imports

1996 1998 1999* Year/Year

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Chart 7

Greater China and Singapore

Percent change, saar*

1996 1997

H1 Q3 Q4

1998

Q1 Q2 H2

9 5 3 6 4 4

6 9 8 2 1 1

8 2 -6 -10 -4 -2

12 6 1 1 -1 -0

8.8 5.6 2.1 0.8 0.7 0.9

Change from end of preceding period.

Percent* Change from end of preceding period.Note: Historical quarterly data for China are estimates.

Short-Term Interest Rates

* Weighted by shares in U.S. nonagricultural exports.

Percent12

10

8

Singapore 6

4

2

Trade*U.S. $billions, saar

650

Exports

1997 1998

10 Asian EconomiesCurrent Account

U.S. $billions250

200

150

100

50

01999

Trade by Region*

Change 1997Q1-1998Q1(U.S. $billions, AR)

Imports Exports Net

United States

Europe

Asia

Other

Total

-17 19 36

-20 20 40

-50 -50 0

-54 22 76

-140 11 151

* Excludes Hong Kong and Indonesia.

Real GDP

ChinaTaiwanHong KongSingapore

Total**

1999

72

1

2

3.4

625

600

575

550

1998

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Chart 8

Europe, Canada and Latin America

Percent change, saar

1997

H1 Q3 Q4

1998Q1 Q2 H2

Euroland

United Kingdom

Canada

Real Net ExportsPercent Contribution to GDP Growth

1998Q1 Q2 H2

France, Germanyand Italy

United Kingdom

Canada

1999

-2.7 -0.4 -0.3

-2.3 -1.1 -0.6

2.5 -0.5 -0.5

Short-term Interest Rates

Germany

Percent12

United Kingdom

Euro

UnemploymentPercent

Canada France, Germany & Italy

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

1992 1994 1996 1998

10

5

Latin AmericaReal GDP

Q4/Q4 change, Percent

1997 1998 1999

Mexico

Argentina

Brazil

4-Qtr Percent change, saar

United Kingdom

Euro-11

Canada

1996 1997 1998

Current Account

1999

US $ billions

I

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

Real GDP

1996 1999

1990

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Exports by Region

Chart 9

U.S. Exports and Imports

Imports by Region

$ billions, saar

Real Exports

Asia

Europe

Latin America1996

Real Imports

1997 1998

Net Exports Current AccountContribution to GDP Growth, AR

$ billions, saar

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Household Spending

Real Personal ConsumptionFour-quarter percent change

Percent change, saar

1996 1997 1998

Net Worth and Personal SavingPercent

1999

Ratio

1982 1987 1992 1997

Cash-flow Burden of Homeownership*Monthly payment/income

1998

Chart 10

old Spending

Consumer Sentiment

8Michigan SRC

Index, 1966=100

1988 1991 1994 1997

NAHB Sales IndexDiffusion index

Good

Poor

1994

Housing Starts

1995 1996 1997 1998

rtsMillions of units, saar

Single-family

Multifamily

1996 1997 1998 19991977 1984 1991

* Based on new home, 30 year FRM.

125

110

95

80

65

50

60

30

+0

30

1.5

1.2

0.9

0.6

0.3

0

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Chart 11

Business Spending

Growth of Inventories and Final SalesPercent change, saar

Inventories

Real Business Fixed InvestmentFour-quarter percent change

1995 1996 1997

Growth of Net Capital Stock

1998 1999 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

Equipment Prices Relative to GDP PricesRatio

1978 1983 1988 1993 1998

Orders for Nondefense Capital GoodsBillions of dollars

Excluding aircraft

MayOther

Computers and communications

3-month moving average

1995 1996 1997

Computers and communications

1978 1983

Vacancy Rates

101998 1988 1991

Source: CB Commercial.

1988 1993 1998

Percent

1994 1997

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Chart 12

Supply-Side Components of Potential GDP

Long-term trends Projection

1973-79 1979-90 1990-95 1995-99

1. Potential GDP 3.3 2.6 1.9 2.5

2. Laborinput 2.0 1.6 1.1 1.0

3. Labor productivity 1.1 1.1 .8 1.5

4. Capital deepening .6 .6 .4 .9

5. Labor quality .0 .3 .4 .3

6. Multifactor productivity .5 .2 .0 .3

7. Technical factors .2 -. 1 .0 .0

Note: Adjusted to place on a technically consistent basis.

Nonfarm Business ProductivityChained (1992) dollars/hour

34

0.8% trend

1.1% trend 1990:Q3-1995:Q21974:Q 1 -1990:Q2

1.5% trend1995:Q3-1999:Q4

1975 1979 1983

Labor Force Participation Rate

1987 1991 1995 1999

Percent

68.5

Actual andstaff forecast

Trend

1985 1990Note: Adjusted for CPS revision.

1995

67.5

66.5

65.5

64.5

Percent change, Q4-to-Q4Laborforce Employment*

1995 .6 .6

1996 1.8 2.1

1997 1.4 2.1

1998 1.1 1.4

1999 1.0 .5

* Household survey.

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Chart 13

The Labor Market

Unemployment RatePercent

Current Job AvailabilityPercent of households

1985 1988 1991 1994 1997 1985 1989 1993 1997

Health Insurance Premiums Survey of Inflation ExpectationsPercent change Percent

1985 1988 1991 1994 1997

Four-quarter percent change8

6

4

2

1987 1990

1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998

Employment Cost Indexes

Q4-to-Q4percent changes

Comp/hr.

1995 2.6

1996 3.1

1997 3.4

1998 3.6

1999 3.5

1993 1996 1999

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Real Wages

Q4-to-Q4percent changes

Real TrendComp/hr 1 prod.1

1996 .9 1.5

1997 1.9 1.5

1998 2.4 1.5

1999 1.9 1.5

1. Technically consistent basis.

Manufacturing Capacity Utilization

1982 1986 1990

Non-oil Commodity Prices

Chart 14

The Product Market

Markup of Prices over Trend Unit Labor CostsECI-based

Nonfarm business sector

Percent

1994 1998

Index, 1990=100

1986 1990 1994

Vendor Delivery Performance

90NAPM

1982

Oil Prices

1986 1990 1994 1998

Dollars per barrel

Ratio

1998

Diffusion index

1.54

1.52

1.5

1.48

1.46

50

25

+0

25

50

26

22

18

14

1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 19991994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

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Chart 15

Consumer Prices

CPI - Energy and Food Core Non-oil Import Prices*Q4-to-Q4 percent change Q4-to-Q4 percent change

9 9Energy

6Food 6

3

+0

1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

* Excludes computers and semiconductors.Core CPI

Four-quarter percent change4

Services ex. energy

Core CPI

2

Commodities ex. food and energy

1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

Price Projection

1996 1997 1998 1999

1. CPI 3.2 1.9 1.7 2.2

2. Excluding food and energy 2.6 2.2 2.3 2.3

3. Excluding food and energy(technically consistent) 2.7 2.4 2.7 3.0

MEMO:

4. "Actual" CPI excluding food and energy* 1.4 1.1 1.4 1.7

5. "Actual" GDP prices* 1.5 1.1 0.8 1.1

* Adjusted for staff estimate of measurement bias.

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Chart 16

Alternative Scenarios

Pessimistic Asia Scenario

* Policy inaction in Japan; yen falls to 175

* Asian GDP falls 7 percent by theend of 1999

* Contagion in Latin Americaand Eastern Europe

* U.S. stock market falls 20 percent

Real Net Exports

June 199Baseline

Percent of GDP

Jan. 1998

Pessimistic Asia

1996 1997 1998 1999

Dollar Depreciation Scenario Core Import Prices

Alternative Scenarios*

US GDP (Percent changes, AR)BaselinePessimistic AsiaDollar Depreciation

US CPI (Percent changes, AR)BaselinePessimistic AsiaDollar Depreciation

1996

1998H2

1997

1996Q1 = 100 110

DollarDepreciation

June 1998Baseline

1998

1999

2.00.93.3

2.21.33.2

1999

2000

2.31.43.1

2.41.33.8

U.S. federal funds rate held unchanged.

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Chart 17

ECONOMIC PROJECTIONS FOR 1998

FOMC

Range

Nominal GDPprevious estimate

Real GDPprevious estimate

CPIprevious estimate

Unemployment rateprevious estimate

CentralTendency Administration

Percent change, Q4 to Q4-

3-3/4 to 5 4-1/2 to 5 4.2

(3-1/2 to 5) (3-3/4 to 4-1/2) (4.0)

2-3/4 to 3-1/ 4 3 to 3-1/4 2.4

(1-3/4 to 3) (2 to 2-3/4) (2.0)

1-1/4 to 21/ 4 1-3/4 to 2 1.6(1-1/2 to 2-1/2) (1-3/4 to 2-1/4 ) (2.2)

Average level, Q4, percent

4-1/ 4 to 4-1/2 4-1/4 to 4-1/2 4.8

(4-1/2 to 5) (-4-3/4) (5.0)

ECONOMIC PROJECTIONS FOR 1999

FOMC

Range

Nominal GDP

Real GDP

CPI

Unemployment rate

CentralTendency Administration Staff

Percent change, Q4 to Q4

4 to 5-1/ 2 4-1/4 to 5 4.1 3.7

1-3/4 to 3 2 to 2-1/ 2 2.0 2.0

1-1/2 to 3 2 to 2-1/ 2 2.1 2.2

Average level, Q4, percent

4-1/4 to 4-3/4 4-1/2 to 4-3/4 5.0 4.9

NOTE: Central tendencies constructed by dropping top and bottom three from distribution, androunding to nearest quarter percent.

StaffFOMC

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APPENDIX 3

Charts used by Mr. Whitesell in his presentation

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STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL (FR) CLASS I - FOMC

Material for the

Staff Presentation onMoney and Debt Ranges

June 30 - July 1, 1998

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Chart 4M2 Velocity and Opportunity Cost by Period

(Quarterly, ratio scales)

1959Q3-63Q4Opportunity Opportunity 1964-76Cost V2 Cost

8 1.85

4 1.80

1.752 2

1.70

1.65

60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71

Opportunity 1977-92Cost V2

8

4

77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92

*Opportunity Cost (left scale), in percentage points, the dotted line, is a two-quarter moving average,V2 (right scale), the solid line, is in levels; both are ratio scales.

Opportunity Cost*

V2

V2

1.80

1.75

1.70

1.65

1.60

72 73 74 75 76

1993-98Q1OpportunityCost V2

2.20

1.85 8 2.15

1.80 2.104

1.75 2.05

2 2.001.70

1.951.65

1.90

93 95 97

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Chart 5Deviations of V2 from the Simple Relationship to Opportunity Costs*

Percent

59 61 63 65 67 69 71 73 75 77 79 81 83 85 87 89 91 93 95 97

* Percentage deviations from actual V2 of estimates based on opportunity costs.The years 1991 and 1992, when long-run velocity was shifting up sharply, are omitted.

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Chart 6Analysis of Judgmental Projections of M2 Made in February for the Current Year

Errors in the Growth of V2 and Adjusted V2*(Actual less predicted, Q4-to-Q4) Percentage

Points

V2 Growth ErrorAdjusted V2 Growth Error*

83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97

Errors in the Growth of GDP and Adjusted M2*(Actual less predicted, Q4-to-Q4) Percentage

Points

GDP Growth ErrorAdjusted M2 Growth Error*

Correlation = .39

83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97

* The errors are adjusted for the effects of deviations of the federal funds rate from Greenbook assumptions, basedon the semi-elasticity of 1.9 implied by the correlation between the forecast errors of V2 growth and of the funds rate.

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Growth of Money and Debt and Alternative Ranges(percent)

1998 1999 Alt. I Alt. II Alt. III------- projected------- (current)

M2 6 4 1 to 5 2 to 6 1 to 5

M3 9 6-1/2 2 to 6 4 to 8 2 to 6

Debt 5-1/2 4-1/2 3 to 7 2 to 6 1 to 5

Memo:Nominal GDP 4-1/4 3-3/4

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APPENDIX 4

Chart used by Mr. Lindsey in his presentation

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Chart 2

Alternative Strategies for Monetary Policy

Nominal Federal Funds Rate Real Federal Funds Rate'

Percent Percent8 5.5 Baseline

Price StabilityBaselinePrice Stability

1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008

7

6

5

4

3

Percent

1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008

Percent

BaselinePrice Stability

Civilian Unemployment Rate(Quarterly average)

Percent

1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

PCE Inflation (ex. food and energy)(Four-quarter percent change)

Percent Percent3.5 - 3.5

3.0 ---- Baseline 3.0Price Stability

2.5 2.5

2.0 2.0

1.0 1.0

0.5 0.5

0.0 0.01996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

1. The real federal funds rate is calculated as the quarterly nominal funds rate minusthe four-quarter percent change in the PCE chain-weight price index excluding food and energy.

Percent