Economy is faltering

[Luckyone]

The Adv GDP number this morning was very low, meaning that the economy seems to be faltering.

GDP last month came in at 4.4% and the expectations were for a bit of a drop as the number expected was 3.0%. The actual number was 1.4%, which is much lower than expected.

AI Overview

The "advance" (first estimate) Q4 2025 GDP report released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) on February 20, 2026, showed the U.S. economy grew at 1.4% annual rate, significantly missing economists' expectations of 2.8% to 3%. This marks a sharp deceleration from the 4.4% growth rate in the third quarter of 2025.


The economy is nowhere near what Trump has said and promised it would be!

 

[Votto]

The Adv GDP number this morning was very low, meaning that the economy seems to be faltering.

GDP last month came in at 4.4% and the expectations were for a bit of a drop as the number expected was 3.0%. The actual number was 1.4%, which is much lower than expected.

AI Overview

The "advance" (first estimate) Q4 2025 GDP report released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) on February 20, 2026, showed the U.S. economy grew at 1.4% annual rate, significantly missing economists' expectations of 2.8% to 3%. This marks a sharp deceleration from the 4.4% growth rate in the third quarter of 2025.


The economy is nowhere near what Trump has said and promised it would be!

All we can do is what democrats are doing in New York City, which is to raise taxes and make everything free!!

It's not rocket science people.

You will see, it will fix all their problems like other Marxists did in other countries throughout history.

 

[Meister]

The government shutdown had some impact with that. Deny it all you
want, it's expected from a 'failed banker'. Do look at the earnings
from the the large bellwether companies. Very strong earnings, deny that
fact all you want 'failed banker'. Look at the housing starts also.

Zincwarrior you just keep going with your doom and gloom. You were a bust last year,
and it looks as though you're going to be a bust again this year. Keep your money in
a Bank of America CD.

 

[Luckyone]

All we can do is what democrats are doing in New York City, which is to raise taxes and make everything free!!

It's not rocket science people.

You will see, it will fix all their problems like other Marxists did in other countries throughout history.

I have no idea why you posted this comment in this OP as this OP simply states that the economy is nowhere near as good as Trump says (and promised) it to be.

What that has to do with Marxism, is beyond my ability to understand.

This is about what is happening today!

 

[Luckyone]

Meister How you can say it is fake news is beyond my ability to understand.

This is numbers based on growth of the economy. The numbers do not lie, they show what is happening now. How you can say it is "fake news" is beyond my ability to understand.

Or it is simply that you do not like facts that are against what you want to believe?

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

The economy is nowhere near what Trump has said and promised it would be!

True.

Trump is lying, as usual.

 

[Meister]

Meister How you can say it is fake news is beyond my ability to understand.

This is numbers based on growth of the economy. The numbers do not lie, they show what is happening now. How you can say it is "fake news" is beyond my ability to understand.

Or it is simply that you do not like facts that are against what you want to believe?

43 days of a government shutdown would have that kind of effect.
'failed banker'.

idiot

 

[marvin martian]

@Zincwarrior you just keep going with your doom and gloom. You were a bust last year,
and it looks as though you're going to be a bust again this year. Keep your money in
a Bank of America CD.

More like Société Générale in his case.

 

[Luckyone]

43 days of a government shutdown would have that kind of effect.
'failed banker'.

idiot

Nonetheless, idiot, you do understand that the government shutdown was known by all economists and they expected the number to go down from 4.4% to 3% "because of that", but it went down MORE than that. As such, it still strongly suggests that it was more than the government shutdown that caused the drop.

You do understand that, don't you???

I guess not! You do not have that ability!

 

[Meister]

Nonetheless, idiot, you do understand that the government shutdown was known by all economists and they expected the number to go down from 4.4% to 3% "because of that", but it went down MORE than that. As such, it still strongly suggests that it was more than the government shutdown that caused the drop.

You do understand that, don't you???

I guess not! You do not have that ability!

You keep guessing, last year was a bad year for you and Zinc's predictions with our economy.
We were supposed to have a recession by Zinc's calculations. And you wanted to bet the farm
on some lame China stock that you like to play.

 

[Luckyone]

You keep guessing, last year was a bad year for you and Zinc's predictions with our economy.
We were supposed to have a recession by Zinc's calculations. And you wanted to bet the farm
on some lame China stock that you like to play.

That "lame" China stock has moved up from $17 to $20 since I mentioned it, meaning an 18% profit has been made on it.

As far as predictions are concerned............the predictions were made because of the tariffs, but tariffs do work somewhat at the beginning but have long-term consequences, meaning those predictions have not yet been proven wrong.

In fact, today's GDP number suggests we are heading that way

 

[Cassandro]

The economy is nowhere near what Trump has said and promised it would be!

The sky is falling!

 

[sealybobo]

The Adv GDP number this morning was very low, meaning that the economy seems to be faltering.

GDP last month came in at 4.4% and the expectations were for a bit of a drop as the number expected was 3.0%. The actual number was 1.4%, which is much lower than expected.

AI Overview

The "advance" (first estimate) Q4 2025 GDP report released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) on February 20, 2026, showed the U.S. economy grew at 1.4% annual rate, significantly missing economists' expectations of 2.8% to 3%. This marks a sharp deceleration from the 4.4% growth rate in the third quarter of 2025.


The economy is nowhere near what Trump has said and promised it would be!

It's been slow here at work. I'm in manufacturing. Usually busy the first day of the month. Why is everything so quiet? It has to be the Iran war.

I'm predicting really bad March numbers.

 

[Ringo]

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