Central Bank Macroeconomic Forecasting During the Global Financial Crisis: The European Central Bank and Federal Reserve Bank of New York Experiences

58 Pages Posted: 11 Jul 2014

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Lucia Alessi

European Central Bank (ECB)

Eric Ghysels

University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School; University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill - Department of Economics

Luca Onorante

Joint Research Centre, Italy

Richard W. Peach

Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Simon Potter

Peterson Institute for International Economics

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Date Written: May 27, 2014

Abstract

This paper documents macroeconomic forecasting during the global financial crisis by two key central banks: the European Central Bank and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The paper is the result of a collaborative effort between staff at the two institutions, allowing us to study the time-stamped forecasts as they were made throughout the crisis. The analysis does not exclusively focuses on point forecast performance. It also examines methodological contributions, including how financial market data could have been incorporated into the forecasting process.

Keywords: forecast evaluation, mixed frequency data sampling

JEL Classification: C53, E37

Suggested Citation

Alessi, Lucia and Ghysels, Eric and Onorante, Luca and Peach, Richard W. and Potter, Simon, Central Bank Macroeconomic Forecasting During the Global Financial Crisis: The European Central Bank and Federal Reserve Bank of New York Experiences (May 27, 2014). ECB Working Paper No. 1688, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2442275 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2442275

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Eric Ghysels

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Richard W. Peach

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Simon Potter

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