Macroeconomic Outlook of U.S. Economy

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Macroeconomic outlook of U.S. economy
For every four to six years U.S economy faces an economic slowdown. Thus the current market is now in forth year. The root of U.S. crisis and its economy can be traced backed to 2007, when U.S housing bubble burst which yields a financial meltdown in 2008. In average, the American trying to make ends meet in 2014, a market and a recession will probably look and feel the same. In early 2008, when the financial crisis began, then the U.S. national debt stood at $9.2 trillion. Figures figure out by the White House, the national debt will reach $20.0 trillion by the end of decade about 140% of our current GDP. Successful debt reduction requires fiscal constraint and policies that sustain the main expansion. This includes sympathetic financial policy and measures that address structural flaws in the nation. (Author)
The U.S. economy has grown more rapidly in the fourth quarter than estimated previously as end user spending scramble in the most three years, hence showing that expansion had thrust heading into this year’s harsh winter. Rational investors spending mostly on services, predominantly health care which helped to speed up the expansion, a sign that this year’s slow down is partly due to heavy snowfall and freezing temperatures. Retailers are waiting for the weather to improve to get a clearer picture of the economy.
Gross domestic product (GDP) grew at a rate of 2.6 percent annually from October to December, which is more than the 2.4 percent gain reported last month, and the figures from the Commerce Department showed. The norms were forecasted of 79 economists surveyed estimates it for a 2.7 percent increase.
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