Leftists will be saddened by all this good economic news. After all, they hate economic success, facts, reduced crime and secured borders.
Gross domestic product, which measures spending on goods and services, expanded at a 3.8% annual pace in the second quarter, according to a final estimate from the Commerce Department.
That marked the fastest pace in nearly two years, after an outsize upward adjustment from an initial 3% estimate and later revision to 3.3%.
It was driven by a boom in consumer spending, which increased 2.5% – far above the previous 1.6% estimate and the 0.6% rate in the first quarter.
Stephen Miran, the new Trump-appointed Fed member, earlier in the day called for a rapid series of 50-basis-point cuts, arguing that current restrictive policy can leave the economy “more vulnerable to downside shocks.”
nypost.com
US economy grows at fastest pace in nearly two years as spending roars back
Fresh government data showed the US economy grew at a much stronger pace than initially estimated – news that dented hopes the Federal Reserve’s will cut rates aggressively in the months ahead.Gross domestic product, which measures spending on goods and services, expanded at a 3.8% annual pace in the second quarter, according to a final estimate from the Commerce Department.
That marked the fastest pace in nearly two years, after an outsize upward adjustment from an initial 3% estimate and later revision to 3.3%.
It was driven by a boom in consumer spending, which increased 2.5% – far above the previous 1.6% estimate and the 0.6% rate in the first quarter.
Stephen Miran, the new Trump-appointed Fed member, earlier in the day called for a rapid series of 50-basis-point cuts, arguing that current restrictive policy can leave the economy “more vulnerable to downside shocks.”
US economy grows at fastest pace in nearly two years as spending roars back
Gross domestic product increased at an upwardly revised 3.8% annualized rate last quarter. GDP growth previously was estimated at 3.3%.

Moron can't read a graph. 
