Friday, February 20, 2026 at 1:58 PM
U.S. GDP grew at 1.4% annual rate in 2025’s final quarter.
The economy grew 0.2% in the final quarter of 2025, shrugging off some of the U.S. tariff-related impact that hit activity earlier in the year.
The Japanese economy narrowly returned to growth in the final quarter of 2025, largely defying the U.S. tariff hit and giving the central bank room to keep raising rates.
The central bank said it expects gross domestic product to expand 1.6% in 2026, up from its previous estimate of 1.1%.
America’s debt will be more than 100% of U.S. gross domestic product by later this year, the Congressional Budget Office projects.
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