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How much will rising defense spending boost Europe’s economy?

April 17, 2025

March 6, 2025Shareshare   Defense spending by European Union member states is set to increase significantly in the next two years. The shift will have a positive — but limited — impact on GDP growth, Goldman Sachs Research economists Niklas Garnadt and Filippo Taddei write in a report. The team’s baseline assumption is that the EU will gradually increase its annual defense spending by around €80 billion ($84 billion)…

Why the US economy may grow more slowly than expected

April 17, 2025

   The US economy may expand more slowly than previously forecast as tariffs on imports rise and the Trump administration signals that it may tolerate slower growth in order to implement its trade policies, according to Goldman Sachs Research. Our economists reduced their prediction for US GDP expansion to 1.7% in the fourth quarter of 2025 (year over year) from their earlier estimate of 2.2%. Goldman Sachs Research’s…

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