Growth in real GDP appears to have averaged close to 4% in the second half of 2013, nearly double the 2.2% pace of the preceding four years. The unemployment rate has finally fallen below the 7% threshold.
乍一看，如此乐观有理有据。实际GDP增长在2013年下半年平均接近4%，比此前四年2.2%的速度接近翻番。失业率终于下降到了7%的阈值以下。美联储也确定了这一看起来令人振奋的情景——它开始收缩长期资产买入规模了。