Maria Fiorini Ramirez, Inc. (“MFR”) was founded in 1992 to provide independent, real-time global economic consulting and market analysis to financial institutions and corporations around the world. Maria Fiorini Ramirez and her colleagues are widely known for their accurate appraisals of U.S. and international economic conditions, central bank policy, political trends, and the effects of these influences on global financial markets. In February 2008, The Wall Street Journal cited MFR’s 2007 U.S. economic forecast as being the third most accurate of 60 participants in its survey. In July 2006, it cited MFR’s forecast as being the third most accurate of 56 participants in its semi-annual forecasting survey. In December 2005, MFR’s U.S. forecast was recognized by Bloomberg Markets magazine as the most accurate from mid-2004 to mid-2005. MFR’s inflation forecast was recognized by The Wall Street Journal as being the most accurate from 2001-2004, and as the most accurate in the first half of 2001. USA Today cited MFR’s U.S. economic forecast as being one of the five most accurate in 2005 and one of the ten most accurate in 2006.

 

MFR’s Global Market Commentary has distinguished itself as one of the premier sources of objective, timely and accurate forecasts of economic activity, short term movements in the bond and money markets, longer-term trends in interest rates, and monetary & fiscal policy developments. MFR’s experienced staff of economists, market strategists and technical analysts has a proven history of producing accurate assessments of global financial markets and economic conditions.

 

Global Market Commentary is available via e-mail, on Bloomberg (index on MRCC), and on the Internet (www.mfr.com).

 

Global Market Commentary includes the following features:

 

Daily Global Market Commentary

A summary of the day's trading activity and analysis of market-moving events (economic releases, political events, comments by Federal Reserve officials, Federal Reserve activity, etc.).

Economic & Political Calendars

Schedules of upcoming economic indicators and political events, including MFR forecasts, consensus estimates and previously released data.

U.S. and International Economic Analysis

Intra-day comments, including analysis of all major economic releases, plus insight into capital flows likely to affect the global fixed income and foreign exchange markets.

Technical Commentary

Commentary providing technical analysis of the U.S. Treasury market and equity markets including current support and resistance levels.

Monthly U.S. Economic Chartbook and Forecast Update

Detailed U.S. Economic Chartbook, illustrating important trends and including an updated forecast.

U.S. Treasury Financing Trends Calendar

Provides estimated size of upcoming Treasury auctions and history of previous auction results.

International Yield Matrix

Yield spreads between 10-year government bonds of eleven developed nations.

Annual Economic Calendar

This hard copy publication provides a schedule of the upcoming year’s economic releases, Treasury auctions and Federal Reserve policy meetings.

 

 

 

MFR also offers Specialized Consulting Relationships which include customized research and direct access to MFR’s professional staff.

 

 

 

CONTACT INFORMATION:

 

 

Maria F. Ramirez, President and CEO, maria@mfr.com

 

Joshua Shapiro, Chief U.S. Economist, josh@mfr.com

 

Carl David Steen, Technical and Political Analyst, cdsteen@mfr.com

 

Eric A. Nickerson, International Strategist, eric@mfr.com

 

 

 

 

 

For a free trial of MFR’s Global Market Commentary,
please contact us by e-mail at mfrresearch@mfr.com.