Economic outlook brighter for ’13: BoA chief economist

Dec 06, 2012 | 04:08 PM | Thorsten Schier

Tags  MMTA, Minor Metals Trade Association, Mickey Levy, Bank of America, U.S. economy, housing, Europe, Eurozone Thorsten Schier

NEW YORK — Next year might be a comparatively good one for the U.S. economy, according to Mickey Levy, chief economist at Charlotte, North Carolina-based Bank of America Corp.
“Despite the long-run challenges and fiscal issues, I expect the United States to outperform this (coming) year. In 2013, people are going to say, ‘Things feel better,’” Levy told attendees at the seventh annual Minor Metals Trade Association dinner in New York Wednesday. ....





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