Good, mad and ugly: the US economy’s performance under Trump – in charts

Good, mad and ugly: the US economy’s performance under Trump – in charts - short news


Despite president’s claims of an economic boom, picture is chaotic – healthy GDP growth but weak jobs figures

According to Donald Trump’s White House, the US economy is booming, inflation is dead and jobs are surging. A blizzard of economic reports has cast a pall on such claims in recent days.

This week’s data on Trump’s early economic record was mixed – good, mad and ugly – with jobs numbers so weak he reached for the catchphrase he once used to build himself..


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source: The Guardian - 02.08.2025

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