Long-run saving and monetary policy
Parliamentary evening on "Challenges for long-term savings products in the context of the zero- interest policy"
Peter Praet Member of the Executive Board of the ECB
Long-run saving Peter Praet and monetary policy Member of the - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Long-run saving Peter Praet and monetary policy Member of the Executive Board of the ECB Parliamentary evening on "Challenges for long-term savings products in the context of the zero- interest policy" Brussels, 14 November 2016
Peter Praet Member of the Executive Board of the ECB
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10-year government bond yields
Annual yields (%)
Source: ECB and Haver Latest observation: October 2016
6-10 years ahead grow th expectations for the euro area
% per annum
Source: Consensus Economics Latest observation: October 2016
1.2 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.2 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016
Real GDP and pre-crisis expected path
Index: 2007 = 100
Source: European Commission, Consensus Economics, ECB calculations Latest observation: 2015 Note: Dotted lines represent evolution of GDP basedon private sector expectations in October 2007. DE EA ES DE EA ES
100 110 120 2008 2010 2012 2014
Actual growth Expected growth path in 2007
Potential EA output reduction due to the crisis
Index, potential GDP in 1999 = 100
Source: European Commission Fall 2016 forecast, Output Gap Working Group. Note: Counterfactual potential GDP assumes that potential GDP continued to grow at its 2007 growth rate
100 105 110 115 120 125 130 135 140 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017
Counterfactual Potential GDP Potential GDP Actual GDP
Price of inflation and deflation protection
Basis points per annum
Source: Bloomberg Latest observation: 10 November 2016
50 100 150 200 250 300 350 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Deflation protection Inflation protection
Euro area HICP inflation
annual percentage changes
Source: Eurostat and ECB staff calculations Latest observation: October 2016
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016
All-items excluding energy and food Overall index
Euro area real GDP, composite PMI and ESI
q-o-q growth rate, diffusion index and percentage balance
Sources: Eurostat, Markit and European Commission. Latest observations: 2016Q3 for GDP; October 2016 for ESI and PMI
1 2 35 40 45 50 55 60 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
real GDP (rhs) ESI (lhs) composite PMI output (lhs)