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    Nathaniel Karp
    Nathaniel Karp
    Chief Economist
    Houston

    BBVA Research Department since 1999 (2005- US Team)

    •The World Bank, Ministry of Education, Republic Bank

    •BA Studies Economics (ITAM)

    •MsC & PhD Studies Economics (Warwick)

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    April 2, 2021

    U.S. | Strong job creation backed by vaccination, reopenings and massive fiscal support
    March saw an addition of 916,000 jobs to nonfarm payroll and a drop in the unemployment rate by 0.2pp to 6.0%. This high uptick in the employment situation was brought about by a successful vaccination campaign, the ongoing reopening of the economy and massive fiscal support.

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    March 17, 2021

    FOMC holds the line despite more upbeat outlook
    The FOMC made upward revisions to their GDP and inflation outlook and lowered its estimates of the unemployment rate, but kept its projections of the policy rate at the zero lower bound at least until 2023.

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    March 5, 2021

    U.S. | Solid employment figures show the recovery is on track
    In February, the economy added 379,000 nonfarm payroll jobs while the unemployment rate edged down to 6.2%. To secure a faster recovery, policymakers should continue provisioning ample fiscal and monetary support. Premature removal of either could threaten the prospects of the recovery.

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