01.03.2017 • 13:00 GMT
Expectations Can Set the Course for Growth, Fed Rates and Markets
John Kicklighter
• Expectations among consumers, market participants and policies can lead to economic and market realities
• There is a strong correlation between consumer confidence surveys (leading) and realized GDP figures
• Similar anticipation-led realities can be seen in Fed policy and speculative market reach for the likes of US equities