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The Federal Reserve holds its latest interest rate meeting this week, with policymakers expecting rates to be left unchanged ...
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"This could mean market value, not new capital, as $100 trillion is close to global GDP ($115 trillion), making such an influx unlikely," Grok clarified.
The U.S. pandemic fiscal response was the equivalent of roughly 25% of the 2020 nominal GDP. A multiplier effect still lingers from that stimulus.
GDP grew at an annual rate of 2.4% and 3.1%, respectively, in the final two quarters of the Biden administration - well above what is considered normal. What's changed? Tariffs and trade wars.
According to a Wednesday report from the Department of Commerce, GDP fell 0.3 percent in the first quarter of 2025, marking the first time the economy has contracted since 2022.