Economic disappointment reaches level not seen since 2011
Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2017 2:57 pm
CNBC - 6/22/2017 - Jeff Cox - The performance of the U.S. economy has been disappointing this year to say the least, and in one respect it's the biggest letdown since 2011. Citigroup's Economic Surprise Index, a widely followed indicator of how the data are matching up to expectations, continues to plumb new depths. In fact, the index hasn't been this low since late August 2011, when the White House and Congress brought the country to the brink of a debt default, economists worried about a double-dip recession, and the European debt crisis raged on. Read more @ http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/eco ... ar-BBD34dc