đ¨ đşđ¸ GDP SLOWS AMID COOLING SPENDING AND TRADE DEFICIT
Expectations were 3%.
Q4 GDP just came in at 1.4%
Growth is weakening; some of the slowdown is being attributed to the late-2025 government shutdown and cooling consumer spending as high borrowing costs finally bite.
The economy is losing steam faster than expected. Markets are now watching rate cuts very closely đ