Goldman Gauges Show Why Biden’s Benefit From Economy in Doubt

  • US is a global pacesetter but voters aren’t that impressed
  • Upside for president if key measures keep beating forecasts

President Joe Biden

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Just as Americans are getting ready to cast ballots in November, President Joe Biden’s economy will be right around the dividing line that typically separates winning reelection campaigns from losing ones.

That’s the takeaway from research by Goldman Sachs that looked through economic data for the best vote predictors and on forecasts compiled by Bloomberg for where those measures are headed.