Latinamerica

The United States slowed, but without entering a recession. The economy cooled in the first two quarters, and the third-quarter data released by the BEA are unreliable because the offices that handled the work were closed for two months. On the other hand, the head of the Bureau of Labour Statistics (BLS) was dismissed and replaced by someone close to the president's political group, who may repeat the pattern of distorting statistics to favour the regime, as seen in Latin American and African countries in previous years.