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Trump Takes Ownership of a Not-Quite-Golden US Economy

The president will aim to sell a message of economic success in his state-of-the-union speech Tuesday before Congress.
US President Donald Trump during an angel families remembrance ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026.Photographer: Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg
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I’m Chris Anstey, a senior economics editor in Boston, and today we’re looking at the state of the Trump economy ahead of his state-of-the-union address. Send us feedback and tips to ecodaily@bloomberg.net. And if you aren’t yet signed up to receive this newsletter, you can do so here.

Donald Trump promised a “golden age” for America in his second term. And the president may well aim to sell a message of economic success in his state-of-the-union speech Tuesday before Congress. He faces a tough task.