Consumer and Business Spending to Spur Economy

Economists Become More Upbeat

Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal are increasingly optimistic about the pace of the recovery, predicting the U.S. will grow at better than a 3.2% annual rate in each quarter this year.

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Economists Predict Growth in 2011

Economists have grown more optimistic about the outlook for U.S. growth next year, predicting the expansion will accelerate as 2011 progresses, according to the latest Wall Street Journal forecasting survey.

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Few See Another Round From Fed

Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal don't expect the Federal Reserve to expand its purchases of U.S. Treasury bonds beyond its current, controversial plans.

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Economists Split on Fed Action

Economists in the latest Wall Street Journal forecasting survey are nearly unanimous in expecting that the Federal Reserve will announce additional asset purchases, but they are split on whether the benefits outweigh the risks.

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• Economists Bet on Bond Buying Size

Economists' Outlook Dims

Economists surveyed by the Journal continued to cut their growth forecasts for the rest of this year and into 2011.

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Economists Want Policy Makers to Back Off

Economists are getting more pessimistic about the strength of the recovery, but they don't think policy makers should do anything more to support it, according to the latest Wall Street Journal forecasting survey.

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• Economists See Risk of Deflation Rising
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Economists Express More Optimism

Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal are more optimistic about the direction of the economy than the general public, though they are revising down forecasts for growth and jobs.

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• Economists Split on Financial Overhaul

Economists Expect Slow U.S. Growth

Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal expect slow but gradual U.S. growth despite increasing worries about Europe and the job market.

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• Economy Takes Slow Road to Recovery

Experts See Delay in Rate Boost

Turmoil in Europe is leading investors and analysts to push back the moment at which they expect the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates.

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Economists Are Split Over Inflation

Economists were evenly divided between those who fear inflation will accelerate over the next year and those who see a bigger risk that the inflation rate will slow, according to a Wall Street Journal forecasting survey.

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Fed Gets Credit for Rescue

Economists say stimulus helped but cite U.S. central bank's key role in jump-starting growth.

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Economists Expect Shifting Work Force

About a quarter of the 8.4 million jobs eliminated since the recession began won't be coming back, according to economists in the latest Wall Street Journal forecasting survey.

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