Trump's biggest economic goal once looked like a slam dunk — but now it's looking like it will fall just short
\n\nPresident Donald Trump and his top economic officials promised US GDP growth could sustainably hit or exceed 3%.\nBut according to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, the central bank;'s projections show that 2018 GDP growth will come in just shy of Trump;'s promise.\nThe Fed and Wall Street economists also project GDP growth will fall short of the 3% goal in 2019.\nThe official release of full-year 2018 GDP growth is scheduled for Thursday.
\nRead more: Former Fed Chair Janet Yellen says Trump doesn;'t understand the Federal Reserve or economic policy»\nAs recently as mid-February, fourth quarter GDP was projected to come in at a level that would have put the US at or above 3% annual growth for 2018.
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