TAKING Wall Street’s forecasts as a measure, optimism about the US economy reached its most recent peak about a year ago
After spending the summer of 2010 with a finger hovering over the “cut forecast” key, economists were scrambling for the “raise forecast” as Christmas came into sight. New York’s seasonal cheer and the scent of year-end bonuses could not fully explain the switch. Three developments did.
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