Econintersect:  The August Chicago Fed Letter is forecasting solid moderate GDP growth for 2012 and 2013.  The key elements in supporting the forecast are improved personal consumption expenditures (50% improvement in the rate of growth over 2011), doubl… more »

The  Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago's twenty-fourth annual Economic Outlook Symposium (EOS) consensus forecast for 2011 is for economic growth rate of real GDP is expected to be 3.0%.  This conference is attended by more than 100 economists and analysts… more »