Jim Moffitt

U.S. Overview: Can the U.S. Engine Pull the Global Growth Train?

Ross Duvall, Eric Spiegel, Bill Simon, Sarah Quinlan, Jim Moffitt, Maria Contreras-Sweet

A recent panel highlighted the U.S. economy's strongest six-month growth in a decade, driven by private sector job recovery, record corporate cash reserves, and a competitive advantage in low natural gas prices. Speakers detailed how these macroeconomic factors are fueling a manufacturing renaissance and small business expansion, even as significant challenges regarding the skills gap, infrastructure deficits, and policy uncertainty regarding R&D tax credits persist. With GDP forecasts reaching 3.4% next year, experts emphasized that sustaining this momentum requires permanent policy stability and targeted workforce retraining to fully capitalize on the country's shift toward advanced, domestic production.