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Return to normalcy?

The recent strength evident in much of the incoming survey and activity data suggeststhat we were right to believe GDP growth would accelerate once credit conditions eased and thefiscal drag faded. We expect the economy to expand at an annualised pace of 3% over the next 18months, prompting the Fed to begin raising its policy rate from near-zero next March.

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