White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett, who is seen as a frontrunner in the Federal Reserve presidential candidate, said he would be disappointed if the economic growth rate for the first and second quarters of 2026 were only 3%. “If it was 3, I'd be disappointed. It's easy to get a percentage point higher,” Hassett said on Fox Business Channel. As long as there are no “random black swan” events, he said, he expects 2026 to be “one of the golden years in US economic history.”

White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett, who is seen as a frontrunner in the Federal Reserve presidential candidate, said he would be disappointed if the economic growth rate for the first and second quarters of 2026 were only 3%. “If it was 3, I'd be disappointed. It's easy to get a percentage point higher,” Hassett said on Fox Business Channel. As long as there are no “random black swan” events, he said, he expects 2026 to be “one of the golden years in US economic history.”