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Crunch Time For US Economy

Preston Caldwell, Head of U.S. Economics, Morningstar

01-Apr-22 07:30

Crunch Time For US Economy

While the US economy ended 2021 with its GDP expanding at a healthy 6.9% in the fourth quarter, the momentum has slowed significantly amid a surge in Covid-19 infections at the start of the year, disrupted supply chains and soaring inflation. All eyes are on the pace of Federal Reserve monetary tightening this year. We discuss the economic scenarios with Preston Caldwell of Morningstar. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

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Categories:  trends and forecasts,  markets

Tags:  us,  us markets,  us economy,  us gdp,  us federal reserve,  fed rate hike,  Russia-Ukraine conflict, 


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