- "2017 is shaping up to be the first year of the expansion in which growth surprises to the upside," Goldman Sachs said in a new research. "We expect 2018 to deliver more of the same."
- The global economy to grow 4% next year for several reasons, including strong growth momentum, easing financial conditions and global monetary policy remaining "highly accommodative by historical standards."
- Goldman also sees the likelihood of four U.S. interest rate hikes next year, an 80% chance that tax reform gets done in early 2018 and raised it growth outlook for the U.S. economy to 2.5%.