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After soft GDP in first quarter, we expect a significant rebound in the current quarter. The underlying strength of the US economy remains intact.US GDP growth decelerated from 2.8% in H2 2016 to 0.7% quarter on quarter (q-o-q) annualised in Q1, slightly below consensus expectations (1.0%). However, this weak reading is mainly due to statistical anomalies (growth tends to be lower in Q1) and transitory factors that weighed on consumer spending and stockbuilding. However, fixed investment...

The domestic economy is picking up, but downbeat manufacturing and inflation data may still be factors in Fed policy decisions After a habitually disappointing first-quarter GDP figure of 0.5% (first estimate, to be revised on May 27), we expect a significant pick-up in US GDP to about 2.5% in the second quarter, not least because of strong consumer spending, which, according to our estimates, could grow by 3.0% in Q2 2016. Admittedly, consumer spending in the first quarter was...