Nothing subjective here ... just a scorecard of FOMC comments within the official statement .... doesn't make me bullish
THE GOOD:
- business investment in equipment and software continues to expand
- inflation has moderated as prices of energy and some commodities have declined from their earlier peaks.
- Inflation will settle, over coming quarters, at levels at or below both consistent with the Committee’s dual mandate
THE BAD:
- economic growth so far this year has been considerably slower than the Committee had expected
- recent labor market indicators have been weaker than anticipated.
- Household spending has flattened out,
- investment in nonresidential structures is still weak
- the housing sector remains depressed
- Inflation picked up earlier in the year, mainly reflecting higher prices for some commodities
- Committee now expects a somewhat slower pace of recovery over coming quarters than it did at the time of the previous meeting
- unemployment rate will decline only gradually
- downside risks to the economic outlook have increased