# Rivers Of Optimism At Waterways Symposium - The Waterways Journal

> The Waterways Council's annual symposium, held November 14-16 in Chicago, featured economist Allen Sinai forecasting continued US economic expansion driven by consumer spending, business investment and government spending. Sinai projected growth near 3.5 percent and said the expansion could become the longest in US history.

- Date: 2018-11-21 · published 2018-11-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62220-rivers-of-optimism-at-waterways-symposium-the-waterways-journal
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

A strong macro outlook supports domestic demand and freight volumes, but barge rates and tariff uncertainty still weigh on river transport economics for grain buyers.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: neutral

## Sources

- waterwaysjournal.net: https://www.waterwaysjournal.net/2018/11/21/rivers-of-optimism-at-waterways-symposium/

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