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Wednesday, January 15, 2014

World Bank bullish about global prospects.

The World Bank expects global economic growth to accelerate to 3.2% in 2014 from 2.4% in 2013, led by advanced economies that seem "to be finally turning the corner" following the financial crisis. In its Global Economic Prospects report, the bank also forecast that the U.S. will expand 2.8% this year vs 1.8% last year. The outlook, along with strong U.S. retails yesterday, have helped boost global stocks today.

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