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The US economy continues to perform well as we move into the last quarter of 2017, building on momentum from the June quarter as the third estimate of GDP growth was again revised higher, up 0.1pp, to 3.1%yoy saar. This growth remains heavily reliant on the US household sector that contributed 1.9pp to the 2.2%yoy rate of growth in real GDP. However, pleasingly, private investment also made a solid contribution through the year and is set to improve further...

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Alex Joiner

Alex Joiner is Chief Economist at IFM Investors. He is responsible for the firm’s economic, financial market and geopolitical risk analysis that is key in IFM’s investment process. In this capacity he engages with IFM’s domestic and global clients on macro-investment trends and themes.

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