
This was the year the US economy was supposed to shake off the shackles from the Global Financial Crisis and start to fly.
The second half of 2014 saw a raft of strong economic news - house prices rose, more people were employed and economic growth was at levels not seen before 2007.
This year though has been a bit more subdued for the world's largest economy - but its not all bad news.
The job market is the strongest it has been in 15 years and more people are in work now, however wage growth through the hard times has been sluggish and yet to catch up. Recent data released by the US Treasury showed while consumer confidence is high, that has yet to translate in to consumer spending r…