The latest GDP data isn't as bad as it looks. Here's what to know.

A simple reason explains why U.S. economic growth seemed to hit a wall in the final three months of the year.

The US economy grew just 0.7% last quarter, ahead of a potentially destabilizing war with Iran

The US economy was on shaky footing even before President Donald Trump plunged the United States into a war with Iran, a battery of new data released Friday showed.
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GDP data confirms the Gen Z nightmare: the era of jobless growth is here

The GDP number arrived just before Christmas, wrapped like good news. The U.S. economy grew at a 4.3% annual rate in the third quarter, blowing past economists’ expectations and delivering the kind of ...
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Q3 U.S. GDP climbs 4.3%, past consensus, in BEA's delayed initial estimate

Q3 U.S. GDP increased +4.3%, at an annual rate, in Q3 2025, surpassing the +3.2% consensus and accelerating from +3.8% in Q2, according to data released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis on Tuesday.

Economic growth late last year was much weaker than previously thought

GDP grew at a sluggish 0.7% pace in the final months of 2025 as the government shutdown hurt economic activity.
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U.S. GDP grew much faster than expected in the third quarter. What that means for rate cuts in 2026

Tuesday saw the release of much better-than-expected economic data , and Wall Street is weighing what that could mean for the Federal Reserve in the new year. Real gross domestic product rose at a 4.3 ...