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US GDP dipped by an annualized rate of 0.3%, adjusted for inflation (“real GDP”), after growth rates of 2.4% in Q4, 3.1% in Q3, and 3.0% in Q2. A massive spike in imports, by far the worst ever, on ...

Q3 2025 US real GDP surged 4.3% SAAR, far exceeding expectations and marking the strongest growth since Q3 2023. Consumer spending drove growth, contributing 2.39 ppts to GDP, with robust gains across ...

The broader U.S. economy still appears to be in pretty good shape thanks to American consumers The Federal Reserve cut interest rates last week because of fresh worries about the jobs market, but the ...