US Economy Grows at Fastest Pace in a Year, Reaching 3.4% in Third Quarter Hot: Odds moved 43 points in 24 hours
AI investment and consumer spending drove the US economy to expand by 3.4 percent in the third quarter, surpassing forecasts.
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First reported by News Feed, 1 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
The odds
Each tick is a source publishing on this story
Price data
| Time | Chance of yes |
|---|---|
| now | 100% |
| 29 Oct, 12:52 UTC | 100% |
| 28 Oct, 12:51 UTC | 51% |
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The story so far
6 publishers have covered this in 7 articles since 29 Oct 2026. News Feed published first, on 29 October at 12:31 UTC; Bloomberg Technology followed 1 min later. The most recent article, from The Guardian, appeared on 29 October at 13:09 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: News Feed (major outlet), Bloomberg.com (major outlet), The New York Times (major outlet), The Guardian (major outlet), MarketWatch, Quartz.
2 prediction markets price this story:
- Will US GDP growth in Q3 2026 be greater than 3.0%? — the market puts it at 100%, with $23k traded in the last 24 hours, closing 30 Oct 2026. The Yes outcome occurs if the Bureau of Economic Analysis releases an Advance Estimate for Q3 2026 GDP growth greater than 3.0%. The No outcome applies if that specific estimate is 3.0% or lower, or if no official estimate is released by the deadline.
- Stagflation — the market puts it at 1%, with $160 traded in the last 24 hours, closing 13 Jan 2027. The market resolves to Yes if the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an unemployment rate of at least 5% and a CPI-U 12-month percent change of at least 3.5% for December 2026. Otherwise, it resolves to No. Readers often mistake the linked August inflation headline as the deciding factor instead of the specific December 2026 data.
Odds are the market's probability that the outcome happens, updated every few minutes. They are information about what traders expect, not a forecast we make and not investment advice.
How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published, with the odds on Will US GDP growth in Q3 2026 be greater than 3.0%? at that moment. A dash means the source published before we started tracking prices.
- News FeedUS economy beats forecasts to grow at 3.4% rate in third quarter51%
- Bloomberg TechnologyUS Economy Grows a Faster-Than-Expected 3.4%, Most in a Year51%
- MarketWatchU.S. economy grows at fastest pace in almost three years, third-quarter GDP shows51%
- The New York TimesU.S. G.D.P. Increased in Third Quarter51%
- QuartzEconomic growth accelerated over the summer, even as inflation stayed elevated51%
- Bloomberg.comUS Economy Grows Most in a Year, Midterm Countdown, More51%
- The GuardianUS economy grows faster than expected in report out just ahead of elections100%▲49 points since the previous source
- Current odds100%
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- US economy grows faster than expected in report out just ahead of elections The Guardian ·
- US Economy Grows Most in a Year, Midterm Countdown, More Bloomberg.com ·
- U.S. G.D.P. Increased in Third Quarter The New York Times ·
- US Economy Grows a Faster-Than-Expected 3.4%, Most in a Year Bloomberg Technology ·
- US economy beats forecasts to grow at 3.4% rate in third quarter News Feed ·
- Economic growth accelerated over the summer, even as inflation stayed elevated Quartz
- U.S. economy grows at fastest pace in almost three years, third-quarter GDP shows MarketWatch
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