Last week brought a plethora of economic data which, on balance, indicated that second-quarter growth could be a little weaker than previously expected. We now estimate a modest 1.5% gain in real GDP although, as the impact of the tax hikes and the sequestration cuts to Federal spending begin to fade, we expect growth to accelerate to around 2.5% in the second half of the year.
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