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Economists were expecting the GDP to slow. Few realized until today it had actually shrunk in the first quarter of 2025, prompting real concerns that a recession is near.
DailyMail reports that there is more to the story:
The US economy unexpectedly shrunk at the start of 2025. But that may not be the whole picture.
America’s gross domestic product (GDP) — a measure of all the goods and services produced in the US — contracted by 0.3 percent during the first quarter of 2025.
The GDP rating, calculated by the US Bureau of Economic Analysis, reached over 2.4 percent last quarter.
Bankers thought the GDP would read at 0.4 percent, which would have been the slowest rate in years.
Instead of merely slowing, US production slipped into negative territory, weighed down by escalating trade tensions, policy whiplash, and recession fears.
And markets are reacting negatively to the news: Nasdaq, S&P 500, and Dow Jones futures are all trading in the red.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq is the hardest-hit so far. It’s trading at negative 1.9 percent.
Jonathan Rose, CEO of Genesis Gold Group, says the doom-and-gloomers are missing a key point.
“The tariffs prompted many Americans to ‘stock up’ on imports before prices went up, and as any economist knows the purchases of imported items do not boost GDP,” he said. “There will be a ton of messages out there telling people to panic and buy gold. Our message is to stay calm… and still buy gold.”
Rose’s company specializes in rolling over or transferring current retirement accounts into a Genesis Gold IRA.
Precious metals like gold and silver have remained stable since shortly after the “Liberation Day” tariffs were announced. Investors have been moving record levels into the “safe havens” of physical precious metals.
“We don’t want Americans to make the move into gold and silver out of fear,” Rose said. “We want them to appreciate that our long-term strategy is designed to benefit them today but more importantly in the future when they’ll need their retirement the most.”
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