US growth
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U.S. Economy Doing Just Fine But 3% Growth Still a Challenge
EghtesadOnline: Despite fourth-quarter U.S. growth missing forecasts, the world’s largest economy is doing just fine. The latest results also underscore just how challenging it will be to reach…
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Yellen and Draghi Both Defend Post-Crisis Financial Regulation
EghtesadOnline: The world’s two most powerful central bankers on Friday delivered back-to-back warnings against dismantling tough post-crisis financial rules that the Trump administration blames…
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U.S. Stocks Mixed, Dollar Lower on Growth Concern
EghtesadOnline: U.S. stocks eked out a gain, while the dollar weakened with Treasury yields after poor housing data and a slump in consumer sentiment added to signs the American economy’s growth…
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Bloomberg's Economic Surprise Index has now retreated below zero for the first time this year
Temperature of U.S. Economy Running Cooler Than Forecast
EghtesadOnline: While President Donald Trump is looking for some "very good numbers" on U.S. growth shortly, the economic data of late have fallen short of economists' forecasts.
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U.S. economy slowed less than expected in first quarter; outlook cloudier
EghtesadOnline: The U.S. economy slowed less than initially thought in the first quarter, but softening business investment and moderate consumer spending are clouding expectations of a sharp…
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The U.S. Economy Is Back on Track
EghtesadOnline: The U.S. economy is back on track for steady growth, though not much more. Data released Friday showed consumer retail purchases rose last month, albeit less than forecast, after…
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Wall Street slips on weak GDP data, but indexes rise in April
EghtesadOnline: Stocks edged lower on Wall Street on Friday after data showing the U.S. economy grew at its weakest pace in three years in the first quarter gave traders a reason to cash recent…
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Mnuchin says U.S. growth prospects not fully reflected in markets
EghtesadOnline: U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Friday that he believes financial markets could improve "significantly" once they fully reflect the potential for U.S. economic…
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U.S. factory, consumer sentiment data boost economic outlook
EghtesadOnline: U.S. factory output increased for a sixth straight month in February while consumer sentiment rebounded in early March, underscoring the economy's resilience even as growth appears…
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Trump Rally Hits Speed Bump on Immigration Concern
EghtesadOnline: U.S. stocks fell the most since the November election, while Treasuries advanced with gold as Donald Trump’s order on immigration raised concern that he may follow through with…
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Trump’s Trade-Policy Wild Card Puts U.S. Growth Momentum at Risk
EghtesadOnline: The U.S. economy entered 2017 with a solid head of steam, driven by consumer spending and a pickup in business investment. President Donald Trump’s stoking of trade tensions puts…
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Dollar Declines, Gold Gains With Industrial Metals
EghtesadOnline: The dollar slumped after Donald Trump in his first days in office offered little news on his plans to boost growth while stirring concerns over protectionism. Metals and Asian…
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U.S. wholesale inventories fall in October
EghtesadOnline: U.S. wholesale inventories fell as previously reported in October amid a surge in sales, supporting views that inventory investment would provide a modest boost to economic growth…
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'Trump Thump' whacks bond market for $1 trillion loss
EghtesadOnline: Donald Trump's stunning victory for the White House may mark the long-awaited end to the more than 30-year-old bull run in bonds, as bets on faster U.S. growth and inflation lead…
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Atlanta Fed trims U.S. third-quarter growth forecast to 2.4 percent
EghtesadOnline: The U.S. economy is on track to grow at a 2.4 percent annualized rate in the third quarter, the Atlanta Federal Reserve's GDP Now forecast model showed on Friday, following the…