Recent Atlanta Fed GDPNow and other nowcasts tracking Q3 2026 real GDP growth at 3.2–3.7% annualized, well above Q2’s 2.2% pace, have anchored trader consensus around a ≥3.0% outcome. Robust personal consumption expenditures and nonresidential fixed investment—particularly AI-driven capex in data centers and equipment—have offset a sizable net-export drag from elevated imports. With the BEA advance estimate due October 29, markets price in continued resilience amid 4.2% unemployment and above-target inflation near 3.4% y/y, even as the Fed maintains a restrictive stance with the funds rate at 3.75–4.00%.
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