GDP WHIFFS

Gross domestic product has fallen short of expectations once again.
The second print for US GDP growth in the fourth quarter of 2016 came in at a 1.9% annualized rate, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Economists expected the measure of the US economy to increase to 2.1%, but it did not budge from the initial print of 1.9% growth that was released in January.
Personal consumption grew by 3.0%, up from the first print of 2.5%.
Most of the personal-consumption growth came from medical