Stocks continue their rally on the back of better-than-expected GDP growth. Here's what it means for the economy and the Federal Reserve.
U.S. stocks continued their best start to a year in almost three decades on Friday as Wall Street cheered Thursday's news that U.S. gross domestic product topped growth expectations for the fourth quarter, rising 2.6 percent.
div > div.group > p:first-child"> Economists were expecting 2.2 percent growth after GDP gained 3.4 percent in the previous quarter. Many market watchers see the better-than-anticipated results as grounds for the Federal Reserve to continue to hold off on raising interest rates. Here are five experts' takes for what a higher GDP number means for the economy:
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