Trump has yet to make his mark on the economy, top forecaster says
June 13, 2017 | by Rex Nutting | MarketWatch
President Donald Trump hasn’t yet made his mark on the U.S. economy, despite the euphoria on one side and the dread of the other that greeted his election, said Brian Wesbury, chief economist for First Trust Advisors. Wesbury and his deputy, Bob Stein, are winners of the MarketWatch Forecaster of the Month contest for May.
“We try not to let political emotions affect our macro outlook,” Wesbury said in an interview. “We wait for real policy changes” before changing the forecast.
