(Reuters) - Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) said on Tuesday that the U.S. second quarter economic decline would be deeper than it had previously forecast and unemployment would be higher, citing anecdotal evidence and "sky-high jobless claims numbers."
Goldman said it is now forecasting a real GDP quarter-over-quarter decline of 34% annualized for the second quarter, compared with its previous estimates for a 6% decline and a 24% drop.
It sees the unemployment rate rising to 15% by mid-year compared with its previous expectation for 9%.