Economic News
Fastest Growth of US Economy During the Second Quarter
During the January-March quarter where US President D. Trump was already in the position, America’s economy was able to grow by 3% based on the updated estimates issued by the administration on Wednesday. This is the strongest growth recorded since Q1 of 2015 which doubled the pace of the first three months 2017, it also provided a much accurate estimate for the Q2. While the government gauged that second quarter growth will gain 2.6% in July, initially. The economic momentum was influenced by robust consumer expenditure and stronger business investments. President Trump pledged during his campaign for a 4% growth, but later on reduced this to 3%.
Moreover, the White House aims to improve the slow recovery from the general economic decline by lowering down taxes, cutting deregulation while increasing infrastructure expenditure. Until now, the economic agenda of Trump still unable to settle in the Congress
Nevertheless, the American economy seems to be healthy, mainly on employment. Hiring for private employers was increased in August with 237,000 additional laborers, based on the ADP assessment released on Wednesday.