# Forecasters See U.S. GDP Growth Easing in 2019 after 2018 Surge | St. Louis Fed

> The St. Louis Fed reports that professional forecasters expect US GDP to grow about 3% in 2018, easing to 2.4% in 2019. Headline inflation has moderated after the recent collapse in crude oil prices, and policymakers are likely to raise rates three or four more times by the end of 2019.

- Date: 2018-11-21 · published 2018-11-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61964-forecasters-see-u-s-gdp-growth-easing-in-2019-after-2018-surge-st-louis-fed
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Slowing US growth and expected rate hikes point to a firmer dollar and softer energy-linked demand. Lower crude prices also reduce biofuel and freight cost pressures for feed ingredients.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- WTI: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2020-01-30 | [U.S. economy misses Trump's 3% growth target in 2019](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54993-u-s-economy-misses-trump-s-3-growth-target-in-2019.md) | -4.6% | -11.6% |
| WTI | 2021-11-30 | [Afternoon Market Recap for November 30, 2021 - HighLine Grain Growers, Inc](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11598-afternoon-market-recap-for-november-30-2021-highline-grain-growers-inc.md) | -0.5% | +8.7% |
| WTI | 2024-10-16 | [Oil prices hold at 2-week low on lower oil demand growth forecasts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28030-oil-prices-hold-at-2-week-low-on-lower-oil-demand-growth-forecasts.md) | +2.2% | -3.8% |
| WTI | 2022-09-21 | [Oil prices slide 1% after U.S. Fed raises interest rates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39490-oil-prices-slide-1-after-u-s-fed-raises-interest-rates.md) | -6.9% | -1.7% |
| WTI | 2026-06-30 | [Economists Agree: 2026 Oil price forecasts lowered as Strait of Hormuz shipping improves – Reuters poll — Octa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19001-economists-agree-2026-oil-price-forecasts-lowered-as-strait-of-hormuz-shipping.md) | -3.1% | +17.1% |
| DXY | 2025-07-30 | [Ringgit stays range-bound as traders eye Fed decision; IMF ups Malaysia’s 2025 growth forecast \| Malay Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24030-ringgit-stays-range-bound-as-traders-eye-fed-decision-imf-ups-malaysia-s-2025.md) | -0.0% | -0.4% |
| DXY | 2018-05-31 | [AUD steady in face of stronger U.S wage growth - OFX (US)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65255-aud-steady-in-face-of-stronger-u-s-wage-growth-ofx-us.md) | +0.1% | +2.0% |
| DXY | 2018-03-21 | [Fed hikes rates and raises GDP forecast again](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65902-fed-hikes-rates-and-raises-gdp-forecast-again.md) | -0.8% | -1.3% |

## Sources

- stlouisfed.org: https://www.stlouisfed.org/publications/regional-economist/fourth-quarter-2018/forecasters-gdp-growth-2019

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