NY Fed Hikes U.S. GDP Growth Forecast

On Friday, the New York Federal Reserve raised its estimates for economic growth in the U.S. after the release of the latest data on jobs, trade, and inventories, Reuters reports. The New York Fed expects U.S. GDP to expand at an annualized pace of 3.19% in the first three months of 2017, this is greater than the NY Fed’s week ago estimate of 3.09%.