U.S. productivity accelerated to a 4.9% annual clip in the third quarter, the government said Thursday. That’s the fastest pace in two years. The gain was in line with forecasts of economists surveyed by the Wall Street Journal. Productivity has been steadily improving, and some economists expect the trend to continue.

A panel of economic luminaries said the long-run risk posed by mounting federal debt represented a paramount problem facing the US economy.

A robust GDP print, profit growth, and 2026 policy tailwinds show why the U.S. economy may stay resilient despite labor‑market weakness and lingering recession worries.

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The US economy expanded in the third quarter at the fastest pace in two years, bolstered by resilient consumer and business spending and calmer trade policies.

Goldman Sachs economists predict U.S. economic growth will accelerate to 2.6% in 2026, driven by tax cuts, reduced tariff drag and Federal Reserve rate cuts.

Delays in data collection, Trump’s discrepancy in following through with his threats, and uncertainty among importers make tariff shocks not fully visible

While President Donald Trump oversaw strong U.S. economic growth during the third quarter of 2025, some concerns with the economy still remain heading into 2026, an analyst told the Daily Caller News Foundation.

Dec 29 (Reuters) - A see-saw year for the U.S. economy in 2025 looks set to give way to a stronger 2026 thanks to tailwinds from President Donald Trump's tax cuts, less uncertainty around tariffs, the ongoing artificial intelligence boom and a late-year run of interest-rate reductions from the Federal Reserve.

Aimee Picchi is the associate managing editor for CBS MoneyWatch, where she covers business and personal finance. She previously worked at Bloomberg News and has written for national news outlets including USA Today and Consumer Reports. The U.S. economy ...

Polling shows a majority of Americans give Trump negative ratings on his handling of the economy and inflation.