What used to be “envy of the world” in 2024 per Economist editor Henry Curr is now just another “mediocre growth” country in 2025 per the same editor.

US economy used to exceed everyone else in 2024 and now just joined the ranks of economic mediocrity and high inflation in 2025 per the Economist, especially coming from the same editor Henry Curr.

2024: [https://www.economist.com/special-report/2024/10/14/the-american-economy-has-left-other-rich-countries-in-the-dust](https://www.economist.com/special-report/2024/10/14/the-american-economy-has-left-other-rich-countries-in-the-dust)

2025: [https://www.economist.com/the-world-ahead/2025/11/10/expect-mediocre-growth-and-in-america-too-much-inflation-in-the-year-ahead](https://www.economist.com/the-world-ahead/2025/11/10/expect-mediocre-growth-and-in-america-too-much-inflation-in-the-year-ahead)