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Bank of America has a Surprising 'strong' call on the 2026 economy
TheStreet/MSN ^ | 12/23/2025 | Tobi Opeyemi Amure

Posted on 12/23/2025 1:56:31 PM PST by SaxxonWoods

"You're heading into 2026 with one of the biggest banks on Wall Street telling you the economy can ran stronger than most people expect. Bank of America's Global Research team used its December 2025 outlook to stake out a clearly bullish position on next year's growth, especially in the US."

Average inflation over the last 20 years: 2.52%

Inflation today: 2.7%

Not the end of the world.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: bankofamerica; economy; trump
They are predicting 2.4% growth, more bullish than the consensus. Small looking number but better than a recession or an overheat, especially with inflation not high, yet "sticky". My take: There was a popular term in the early 90's, the "Goldilocks Economy". I could handle that again.

Average inflation over the last 20 years: 2.52%

Inflation today: 2.7%

Job, same. Go make money.

1 posted on 12/23/2025 1:56:31 PM PST by SaxxonWoods
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To: SaxxonWoods

2% is essentially zero inflation. Lowering prices is a recession, so you increase wages to counter inflation which is what Trump is doing.


2 posted on 12/23/2025 2:00:07 PM PST by bray (It's not racist to be racist against races the DNC hates.)
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To: SaxxonWoods

Third quarter of 2025 4.3% annualized growth rate, I’d say 2026 will be a blowout given the BBB.


3 posted on 12/23/2025 2:34:05 PM PST by bertmerc1
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To: SaxxonWoods

If this all comes to fruition, media as always will be contrarian as Republicans are in power. The dependent / dimwitted voters will lap it up and kill Republicans in the Nov. vote.


4 posted on 12/23/2025 2:48:53 PM PST by DAC21
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To: DAC21

“The dependent / dimwitted voters will lap it up and kill Republicans in the Nov. vote.”

They said that before Trump was elected too.

The party out of power usually picks up plenty of seats in a midterm election, no big deal. It’s an American tradition to vote that way. But it’s gotten hard for them to cheat, which will help.


5 posted on 12/23/2025 2:58:33 PM PST by SaxxonWoods (Annnd....I voted for this too!)
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To: bertmerc1

agree. if q3 is 4.3 when things have just barely started to ramp—what comes in q2 -q4 next year will be numbers not seen since the reagan years or even before. I’m betting 6% growth.

Some of that will even translate into more jobs.


6 posted on 12/23/2025 3:01:43 PM PST by ckilmer (I )
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To: DAC21

“The dependent / dimwitted voters will lap it up and kill Republicans in the Nov. vote.”

They said that before Trump was elected too.

The party out of power usually picks up plenty of seats in a midterm election, no big deal. It’s an American tradition to vote that way. It’s gotten harder for them to cheat, which will help.


7 posted on 12/23/2025 3:05:21 PM PST by SaxxonWoods (Annnd....I voted for this too!)
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To: SaxxonWoods

Bank of Amigo.


8 posted on 12/23/2025 3:28:35 PM PST by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: SaxxonWoods

The democrats will be very upset.


9 posted on 12/23/2025 3:37:26 PM PST by minnesota_bound (Making money now. Still want much more.)
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To: SaxxonWoods

ThecHouse will be close either way. If we can win a Senate seat or 2, it would close out the Senate from the Dems for a long time. MI. Sen race looks very good, as does GA. NC not so good 99 percent chance we keep the Senate.


10 posted on 12/23/2025 4:07:00 PM PST by cowboyusa ( YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA AND HE WILLL HAVE NOTHER GODS BEFORE HIM!)
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To: SaxxonWoods

I believe it will be over 4% growth


11 posted on 12/23/2025 4:08:50 PM PST by Fledermaus ("It turns out all we really needed was a new President!")
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To: SaxxonWoods

The Elwction will be held on Purple turf, not Blue.


12 posted on 12/23/2025 4:09:30 PM PST by cowboyusa ( YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA AND HE WILLL HAVE NOTHER GODS BEFORE HIM!)
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To: SaxxonWoods

Yet this isn’t a normal mid-term


13 posted on 12/23/2025 4:09:38 PM PST by Fledermaus ("It turns out all we really needed was a new President!")
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To: bray

“Lowering prices is a recession,”

Prices can come down but if GDP goes up it is not a recession.


15 posted on 12/23/2025 5:25:24 PM PST by TexasGator
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To: SaxxonWoods

What I read on ING the other day didn’t seem as optimistic as BOA’s take.


16 posted on 12/23/2025 6:23:19 PM PST by sockmonkey (Conservative. Not a Neocon. )
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...

17 posted on 12/23/2025 7:37:14 PM PST by SunkenCiv (NeverTrumpin' -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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