EghtesadOnline: The New York Federal Reserve on Friday left its view for U.S. economic growth in the first quarter at about 3.1 percent, little changed from a week ago following January data on new home sales.

EghtesadOnline: The U.S. economy is on track to grow at a 2.4 percent annualized pace in the first quarter following the latest data on domestic housing starts, the Atlanta Federal Reserve's GDP Now forecast model showed on Thursday.