{"id":1435,"date":"2018-12-20T11:37:39","date_gmt":"2018-12-20T16:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/markkirkwood.com\/?p=1435"},"modified":"2019-05-14T07:50:44","modified_gmt":"2019-05-14T11:50:44","slug":"economic-forecasts-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.markkirkwood.com\/?p=1435","title":{"rendered":"Economic Forecasts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Insights &amp; comments&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #1381ff;\"><strong>GDP:<\/strong><\/span> 2.7% in &#8217;19, down from 2.9% in &#8217;18<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #1381ff;\"><strong>INTEREST RATES:<\/strong><\/span> 10-year T-notes ending &#8217;19 at 3.6%, from 3.2% at EO &#8217;18<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #1381ff;\"><strong>INFLATION:<\/strong><\/span> 2.4% at end of &#8217;19, unchanged from end of &#8217;18<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #1381ff;\"><strong>UNEMPLOYMENT:<\/strong><\/span> Dropping to 3.4% by end of &#8217;19, from 3.7% at end of &#8217;18<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #1381ff;\"><strong>CRUDE OIL:<\/strong><\/span> Trading from $65 to $70 per barrel in March of &#8217;19<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #1381ff;\"><strong>RETAIL SALES:<\/strong><\/span> Up 4.5% in &#8217;19 (ex. gas &amp; 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