GDP Q4 Nowcast boosted to 2.57% vs 2.48% a week ago

The latest GDP tracker from the New York Fed

• Q1 2019 to 2.17% vs 2.11%

"Positive surprises from industrial production and capacity utilization

data accounted for most of the increase. A negative surprise from the

Empire State Manufacturing Survey was partially offset by a positive

surprise from the Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey," the NY Fed reported.