Barring trade shift, forecasts agree path steady for economy
(World News USA)

Forecasters predict no major changes in the state and national economies over the next few years, though one big uncertainty could alter everything: trade policy. Economists with the Federal Reserve and the Arkansas Economic Development Institute told a breakfast audience Thursday that the state and national economies should remain steady, with low unemployment, stable consumer spending and no inflation threats on the horizon. About 75 business leaders, mostly banking officials, were on hand at the Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock for the annual economic report card review. `Job growth should look pretty good going forward,` Kevin Kliesen, business economist with the Federal...