holger schmieding and marija veitmane.lobal economy, she says she's sticking with their u.s. growth forecast for this year. those comments coming up next. this is "bloomberg." ♪ lacqua.: i am francine tom keene is offer president's day. welcome to "bloomberg surveillance." policymakers were in broad agreement to hold rates. expects business dated to pick up later this year. >> i think the consumers that is holding up. the business side has been weak. we have had signs of stabilization on the manufacturing side, so that is a good thing. not was standing today's numbers. that is kind of the way the u.s. economy has been, the consumers that has been driving things. the business side, for a number of reasons, has been weaker. at that looks like it is stabilizing, too, and i expected to pick up later in the year. francine: we are back with holger schmieding and marija veitmane. holger, give me your prognosis of the world economy as seen through the u.s. is it in good shape? are we creating quality jobs in the u.s. or not so muc