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A Look Ahead at 2014
January 07, 2014 at 19:00 PM EST
Last week, I shared my annual look back at how my 2013 economic and investment calls fared. Now, as we head into 2014, it’s time for my annual look forward. So what am I calling for in 2014? As I write in my new weekly commentary, I’m sticking with many of the same themes as last year, with a couple of critical tweaks. From an Economic Perspective: From an economic perspective, I expect growth to pick up modestly, both in the United States and globally. In 2014, I expect the U.S. economy will edge past the 2% growth rate of the past couple of years and come in around 2.5% to 2.75%. Global growth should accelerate from 3% in 2013 to around 3.5% next year. Despite somewhat faster growth, 2014 is likely to be another year of low inflation in most developed countries. Although the Federal Reserve (Fed) has begun [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Posts: No Related Posts
Last week, I shared my annual look back at how my 2013 economic and investment calls fared. Now, as we head into 2014, it’s time for my annual look forward. So what am I calling for in 2014? As I write in my new weekly commentary, I’m sticking with many of the same themes as last year, with a couple of critical tweaks. From an Economic Perspective: From an economic perspective, I expect growth to pick up modestly, both in the United States and globally. In 2014, I expect the U.S. economy will edge past the 2% growth rate of the past couple of years and come in around 2.5% to 2.75%. Global growth should accelerate from 3% in 2013 to around 3.5% next year. Despite somewhat faster growth, 2014 is likely to be another year of low inflation in most developed countries. Although the Federal Reserve (Fed) has begun [...]
