President Trump’s economy isn’t bursting out of the gates.
All signs are that it is starting 2017 with more of the same sluggish growth the U.S. experienced during President Obama’s term. But as with the final years of Obama’s presidency, there’s reason to be optimistic about the current state of the economy under Trump.
The government will publish the first report of economic growth in the Trump era on Friday.
The Atlanta Federal Reserve is predicting 0.5% annual growth in the first three months of the year; private economists are forecasting 1.1%.
