They haven't announced it yet but the economy is official in stagflation. They wanted the US dollar to fall in value to devalue US debt and pay it off. Instead $OIL has caused $DXY to go higher not lower. Now they have no idea how to pay off the debt. So to raise the bar higher we increased military spending and started wars that will provide new customers to buy US military weaponry. This allows the US to give out more loans against the US Dollar. Wages are stuck, homes are stuck, investments in companies have now almost halted, gold has topped out and is falling, Jobs keep getting revised down, Inflation is running hotter than expect, rates are about to be raised YET AGAIN!