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Eric Hovde: “GDP growth in the first half is around AI capital…”

Featuring: Eric Hovde, Republican | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Wisconsin

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2025 Sunwest Bank Economic Forum with Eric Hovde

Published | Video Starts at 22:12

So a lot of that was happening at a personal level, and it was happening in a big way at a … GDP growth in the first half is around AI capital investment, estimated to have provided about 0.8 to 1.1% of GDP growth. … around AI capital investment. Retail sales have been powered largely by the high end consumers. All in all, retail sales have held in there. (22:12–22:31)

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Asserts that AI capital investment contributed 0.8 to 1.1% to GDP growth in the first half of the year.

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