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It might seem counterintuitive to think that the economy needs higher inflation. Still, that's the current thinking.
A new ransomware cyberattack has hit more than 300,000 computers, Nestle may buy back $21 billion worth of its shares and Apple has acquired an eye-tracking software company.
The monthly release of wholesale inventories data rarely moves the markets. Yet the latest reading might actually have a negative impact on gross domestic product in the second quarter.
The OECD has offered its global outlook on the economy, both worldwide and in major regions. It expects solid growth in most areas and improvement worldwide this year and in 2018.
Moody's has cut China's debt rating because of rising national financial obligations and worries that GDP growth rate will slow.
Investors should keep in mind that first-quarter GDP reports have had problems for years, regarding how the numbers are actually calculated and with some seasonal factors.
China's double-digit GDP grow is well behind it. However, its economy continues to expand at impressive levels, particularly because, among other things, it is the world's second largest economy.
Gross domestic product is how economists, consumers, politicians and academia all measure economic growth. GDP in the United States is dominated handily by consumer spending.
The Business Roundtable CEO Economic Outlook Index included a GDP forecast of 2.2% for this year, on par or below some other major outlooks.
While these reports might give some of the economic policy critics more fodder, the reality is that many of the policies that were promised during the election will not actually start showing up...
Major trade friction with the United States could be economically devastating to the Mexican economy, the 15th largest in the world.
The World Bank has come out with its 2017 economic forecast, and the numbers are distressing. Trouble Latin America will barely expand at all.
China's PMI took an unexpected jump in December, a sign that its economy may be not be slowing as much as expected.
U.S. GDP rose at an inflation-adjusted and seasonally adjusted rate that was higher than the October and November estimates, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
The first of two polar vortex events was a few days ago. The next will hit this weekend, at the peak of the late shopping season.