If you could sum up the U.S. economic picture for the first half of 2025 in one word, it might be “uncertainty.”

But while some sectors of the business world are seeing a pullback because of uncertainty, Alabama’s economic picture continues to show growth.

That was the consensus of the voices gathered Tuesday for an economic outlook summit by Regions Financial in Huntsville.

Regions’ Chief Economist Richard Moody, Chief Investment Officer Alan McKnight and Sean Kelly, the commercial banking leader and executive for the Huntsville market, gave their thoughts on the current picture as we head into the fall.

Why “uncertainty?”

Consumer spending and employment continue to show a resilient economy, but inflation is stubbornly holding on.

Couple that with a cloudy picture provided by tarif

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