"Had it not been for this shock, we would have been upgrading global growth," Georgieva says
The latest number was downgraded from the Commerce Department's previous Q4 estimate of 0.7%
The rebound was triggered by the end of a strike at Kaiser Permanente and improved weather across the country
Gross hires decline to lowest level since the pandemic
The year-over-year increase was the most since February 2025
Layoffs and number of Americans quitting their jobs both fell slightly
Revised number is half the original estimate
Rise in retailer profit margins suggests tariffs costs being passed on to consumers
It's forecasting U.S. GDP growth, along with a decline in inflation, unemployment rate
Exports rose 6% last year, while imports rose nearly 5%