🚨 US GDP Update: Stronger Than Expected! 🚨
The latest initial estimate from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (released Dec 23, 2025) shows real GDP grew at an annualized rate of 4.3% in Q3 2025 (July-Sep) – the fastest pace in two years and beating forecasts of ~3.3%!
Key drivers:
Robust consumer spending (up ~3.5%)
Sharp rebound in exports (+8.8%)
Government spending boost
Decline in imports helping the numbers
This comes after Q2's 3.8% growth, showing resilience amid AI investments and consumer strength. However, Q4 nowcasts (like Atlanta Fed GDPNow) point to ~3.0%, with risks from recent shutdowns and softening confidence.
Bullish signal for risk assets? Or temporary surge before slowdown? What’s your take on how this impacts markets/crypto?
Source: BEA.gov
