“To be sure, the economy has its blemishes, and many Americans have a jaundiced view of the economy, but growth is undeniably strong,” Hoyt said. Risks, however, are numerous, he said.

For the full year, the economy grew a healthy 2.8%, compared with 2.9% in 2023. The fourth-quarter growth was a tick below the 2.4% economists had expected, according to a survey of forecasters by ...

China — the world’s second-biggest economy — is forecast to see growth decelerate from 5% last year to 4.7% in 2025 and 4.3% in 2026. Chinese exporters will be hurt by Trump’s tariffs, ...

President Trump inherited a very good economy. Q4 growth was 2.3%, driven mainly by strong consumer spending. GDP growth under Biden (adj. for inflation) 6.1% in 2021 2.5% in 2022 2.9% in 2023 ...

U.S. economic growth slowed in the fourth quarter as a strike at Boeing depressed business investment in equipment, ... Economy grows 2.8% in 2024 versus 2.9% in 2023; ...