Actions items for financial institutions in Q3-4 2022

by Blake Hastings, SWBC LenderHUB

Without a doubt, we are seeing a deceleration in the U.S. economy as the economic recovery from COVID-19 is all but complete. The unemployment rate is basically at its pre-pandemic level at 3.6% compared to 3.5% in February of 2020. Now, we enter the transition back to a more sustainable or normalized rate of growth.

Outlook for U.S. Economy Q3-Q4 2022

Despite an anticipated weak first quarter, we do expect second-quarter GDP growth for the year to be slightly stronger coming in at 1.5-2.0%.

Here’s a quarterly breakdown of what to expect for GDP growth in 2022:

 

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