White House Sees US Growth Rebounding to 3–4% by Early 2026

2025-11-11 23:32 By Chusnul Chotimah 1 min. read

The US economy should return to growth of 3% to 4% by the first quarter of 2026, White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said on Tuesday, according to reports from CNBC, as Reuters reported.

Hassett noted that economists estimate the recent government shutdown would trim about 1 to 1.5 percentage points from growth rates that had been running close to 4% over the past year.

“The question is, when does it all come back? And I think that some of the stuff is lost forever, and some of it isn’t.

But I would guess that by the first quarter of next year, we’ll be back at the 3% or 4% growth pace,” Hassett told CNBC.

Economists have warned that weaker consumer spending, sluggish global trade, slow job growth, higher unemployment, and persistent inflation are weighing on the US economic outlook.

However, a surge in business investment could help offset some of those headwinds.



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