Economic Report: The U.S. economy is aiming for a three-peat: 2% GDP growth

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The U.S. was supposed to be in or near recession by now because of rising interest rates. Instead a resilient economy is seeking to pull off a third “two-fer” in a row in 2023.

That is, 2% growth in gross domestic product, the official scorecard of the economy.

Almost halfway through the third quarter, GDP is on track to expand at an annual…