The Conference Board Economics Watch® United States View
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Publication Date:
June 2013 -
Report Number:
EWUV_V3N6
Healthy enough to come off QE life support?
- Sequester spending cuts should slow the economy for remainder of 2013
- However, increasing signs of upside potential to our cautious base case
- Despite headwinds, U.S. economy is the bright star in the global landscape
- Fed’s tapering of quantitative easing hurts developing economies most
- Consumers are once again borrowing, but cautiously and selectively