15/01/2001 (Agence Europe) - Despite the slowdown in growth in the United States, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) still forecasts GDP growth in the euro-zone of around 3%, "even if this figure is the upper limit of our forecasts", it was stated in Rome, on Thursday, by Mr Ignazio Visco, an official from the economic department, who also felt that inflationary risks were declining in the area and that the appreciation of the euro would entail "less pressure on the price front". This thus suggests the beginning of a margin for manoeuvre for eventual monetary easing on the part of the European Central Bank (ECB). Concerning the United States, Mr Visco invited the Federal Reserve (FED) to show caution regarding the new falls in key rates, because of the possible emergence of inflationary pressure due to the rise in salaries and the falling dollar.