Mark Zandi provides an interesting outlook for the US Macroeconomy.
A NYTIMES article considers US consumer deleveraging. The following is an interesting aspect highlighted in the article:
"Under normal circumstances, the Fed’s announcement might have attracted new home and car buyers and prompted credit card holders to rack up fresh charges. But with unemployment high and those with jobs worried about keeping them, consumers are more concerned about paying off the loans they already have than adding more debt. And by showing its hand for the next two years, the Fed may have inadvertently invited prospective borrowers to put off large purchases."