Strong Consumer Spending Lead to Modest U.S. Q4 GDP

Economist (US Macro), RDQ Economics

Conrad DeQuadros

Economist (US Macro)

RDQ Economics

RDQ Economics provides global macroeconomic consulting services with an emphasis on U.S. economic fundamentals and monetary policy.  
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Our views are driven by consistent application of classical economic and monetary principles and has generated superior anticipation of changes in the stance of monetary policy and of movements in economic growth and inflation.
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The founders of RDQ Economics—John Ryding and Conrad DeQuadros—worked together on Wall Street for a decade, in the independent research space for nine years, and have experience in central banking at the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England.  John and Conrad have worked closely with fixed income, foreign exchange, and equity traders and portfolio managers, which has enabled their analysis and advice to be tailored to a clientele that is focused on trading and investment decisions.

Macroeconomics

<p>The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis published GDP data for the fourth quarter of 2017 on Friday morning.  Real GDP rose 2.6% at an annual rate in the fourth quarter, a smaller gain than forecasts.  Real personal consumption expenditures increased 3.8% and real business fixed investment rose 6.8% on an 11.4% jump in equipment spending, a 1.4% gain in nonresidential structures investment, and 4.5% rise in spending on intellectual property products.  Residential investment surged 11.6% in the…</p>

The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis published GDP data for the fourth quarter of 2017 on Friday morning.  Real GDP rose 2.6% at an annual rate in the fourth quarter, a smaller gain than forecasts.  Real personal consumption expenditures increased 3.8% and real business fixed investment rose 6.8% on an 11.4% jump in equipment spending, a 1.4% gain in nonresidential structures investment, and 4.5% rise in spending on intellectual property products.  Residential investment surged 11.6% in the…

Q4 U.S. GDP Review: Strong Demand Growth Drawing In Imports