{"id":1469,"date":"2019-06-24T08:34:50","date_gmt":"2019-06-24T12:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/markkirkwood.com\/?p=1469"},"modified":"2020-04-12T00:26:25","modified_gmt":"2020-04-12T04:26:25","slug":"economic-forecasts-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.markkirkwood.com\/?p=1469","title":{"rendered":"Economic Forecasts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Key Indicators:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>GDP growth:<\/strong> 2.6%, in &#8217;19, down from 2.9% in &#8217;18<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Interest rates:<\/strong> 10-year T-notes ending &#8217;19 at 2.8%, from 2.5% currently<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Inflation:<\/strong> 2.2% at end of &#8217;19, from 1.9% at end of &#8217;18<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Unemployment:<\/strong>Dropping to 3.6% by end of &#8217;19, from 3.8% currently<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Crude oil:<\/strong> Trading from $60 to $65 per barrel in August<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Corporate earnings:<\/strong>\u00a0Large firms up 3% in &#8217;19, 12% in &#8217;20 [data from Refinitiv]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Indicators: GDP growth: 2.6%, in &#8217;19, down from 2.9% in &#8217;18 Interest rates: 10-year T-notes ending &#8217;19 at 2.8%, from 2.5% currently Inflation: 2.2% at end of &#8217;19, from 1.9% at end of &#8217;18 Unemployment:Dropping to 3.6% by end of &#8217;19, from 3.8% currently Crude oil: Trading from $60 to $65 per barrel in 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