# @businessinsider on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2026-09-21T17:30:27.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Business Insider (@BusinessInsider) — https://gondola.cc/BusinessInsider

## Caption

If you ask most economists, market experts, and even the Federal Reserve, the story of the US economy for the rest of 2026 will be one of strong and steady growth. But there are serious reasons to doubt this forecast of calm waters.

The US economy is facing a squeeze from two ends. The first is a slowdown in consumer spending, as Americans pull back amid higher inflation, sluggish income growth, and geopolitical uncertainty. The second is the Federal Reserve's renewed interest rate hikes, which will ultimately need to slow the economy down to tame price hikes. 

Hoping for inflation to cool on its own seems more difficult to justify every month that inflation remains above the Fed's target.

Read more about the US economy's double-whammy at the link in our bio.

Story by Neil Dutta

(Credit: iStock; Tyler Le/Business Insider)

#economy #useconomy #interestrates

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