Deep Dive: 'Expansion will slow down'

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Silvia Dall’Angelo, senior economist at the international business of Federated Hermes, dives into US equities

The US economy has outperformed so far in the recovery from the Covid-related recession. It expanded by about 5.5% in 2021, following a 3.4% contraction in 2020. US GDP went back to its pre-Covid level by Q2 21, having dropped by more than 10% peak-to-trough in the first half of 2020.  Following record fiscal and monetary stimulus, it is expected to exceed its pre-Covid trend by mid-2022, in contrast to most other economies that are set to remain scarred by the recession. In the short- to medium- term, the outlook for the US is constructive, with the economic recovery likely to contin...

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