A looming risk to the US economy: Chart of the Week
The chart of the day What we're watching What we're reading Economic data releases and earnings Recent consumer sentiment data has been particularly grim. Uncertainty around President Trump's tariff ...
Moderate US consumer spending, increasing prices raise specter of stagflation
U.S. consumer spending rebounded less than expected in February while a measure of underlying prices increased by the most in ...
U.S. economy grew 2.4% in the 4th quarter after upgrade from earlier estimate
The U.S. economy expanded at a healthy annual 2.4% pace the last three months of 2024, supported by a year-end surge in ...
Stagflation on the radar for the US economy, but no repeat of the '70s
Recent economic projections from Federal Reserve officials had shades of "Stagflation-lite," in the words of one economist, a ...
Chart of the week: Tariffs - our forecast for US GDP growth
This week’s Chart of the Week comes from Morningstar’s Senior U.S. Economist, Preston Caldwell. His article ‘Why tariffs will ...
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Q4 US GDP Revised Up, But Trade Drag Is Looming Over Q1
In this third estimate of fourth quarter GDP growth, while there was some movement under the surface, headline economic growth quickened slightly to a 2.4% annualized rate (chart). The bulk of the new ...
Economic growth is 'moderating.' But data doesn't show clear signs of a looming recession.
US economic growth has slowed in 2025 but not at a rapid enough pace to worry economists and prompt recession calls.
The US economy added 151,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate rose to 4.1%
The February jobs report comes as the Trump administration continues large-scale layoffs of government workers.