The slowdown in GDP growth to 2.3% annualised in the first quarter, from 2.9% in the final quarter of last year, was a slight disappointment since the tax cuts should have provided an immediate boost. Nevertheless, given that the economy has repeatedly swooned in the first quarter in recent years, the Fed won’t be too concerned, particularly not at a time when price inflation and wage growth are surging.
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