by Calculated Risk on 3/11/2017 02:58:00 PM

A few excerpts from a note by Goldman Sachs economists Zach Pandl and Jan Hatzius:

A rate increase at the March FOMC meeting now looks like a forgone conclusion ...

First, financial conditions have eased substantially. ... Second, incoming activity data continue to surprise on the upside.
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We expect the FOMC to make a few changes ... including indicating that risks to the economic outlook are “balanced”, and signaling that the 2% inflation objective will likely be reached before too long. In the Summary of Economic Projections (SEP) we look for slight upgrades to GDP growth and core inflation ...
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CR Note: Just about everyone expects a rate hike at the FOMC meeting this week.