Although the recent incoming data have suggested that second-quarter GDP growth could be particularly disappointing, with a sub 1.0% reading possible, we still expect the Fed to begin tapering its monthly asset purchases in September. Gains in employment have remained more robust and, rightly or wrongly, Fed officials have been very vocal in blaming much of the lingering weakness in economic growth on fiscal consolidation.
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