The light at the end of the tunnel … in numbers

<p>Those numbers: An 18.3% jump in GDP for China in the first quarter and U.S. stock market highs yesterday. They reflect an optimistic economic outlook going forward. Plus, a new Brookings Institution report on the &#8220;staggering&#8221; lack of diversity among the directors of the 12 regional Federal Reserve banks. And, continuing to gauge what&#8217;s ahead for the U.S. economy in terms of inflation.</p>