The U.S. economy is blossoming again like a bed of spring flowers, but now a wary eye is being cast toward an impending storm front that threatens to move in: The ongoing political eruptions in Washington. Earlier in 2017, confidence among consumers and business people surged to multi-year highs on the hope that a pro-business Trump administration would add rocker boosters to the economy. The new president was promising regulatory relief, huge tax cuts and more spending on public works. Yet recent political troubles could place the economy in stormy waters.
Buoyant U.S. economy rides out rough political sea, but more storms ahead
