Quotes from Standard Chartered: -We expect the US to pick up as 2013 progresses. Housing activity is improving, and employment has posted steady gains.
We do not expect growth to pick up aggressively, as consumers remain restrained by a large unemployment and debt overhang, but momentum should build steadily.
-Our GDP growth forecasts for the US are 2. 3% for 2012 and 3. 0% for 2013. The medium-term growth potential is encouraging. The combination of very low interest rates, a stabilising housing market, improving job market prospects, and the promise of new domestic energy sources suggests that the US is becoming an attractive destination for inward investment. A cheap USD, relatively low labour costs and efficient distribution networks have made the US an increasingly low-cost production centre.
. news.instaforex.com2012-12-17 15:05