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ThinkstockLong live the trade deficit! For many Americans the month report on U.S. International Trade in Goods is simply called the U.S. trade deficit. After all, when was the last time anyone saw...
The Ifo Economic Forecast for Germany showed an acceleration of the fourth largest economy measured by GDP for the second half of 2016 and all of 2017.
A forecast called GDPNow from the Atlanta Federal Reserve calls for 2.5% growth in gross domestic product in the second quarter.
Among the slew of economic reports on Tuesday was the ISM-Chicago's Chicago Business Barometer for the month of May. This index fell 1.1 points to 49.3, a signal of slight overall contraction.
First-quarter GDP growth saw a revision, and it raised to 0.8% from the prior 0.5%. This report was incredibly slow, and it was also under the expectations.
Fitch Ratings has issued its latest Global Economic Outlook. Unfortunately, that outlook is calling weaker growth in gross domestic product (GDP) for the United States in 2016.
It would not take many factors to push growth down to zero or even below. Several things have happened in the past month that should lead to the conclusion that the U.S. economy is not growing.
Germany may be the envy of the developed world, for the time being. Its first-quarter GDP rose.
The U.S. Department of Commerce reported that factory orders rose by around 1% in the month of March.
Personal income rose 0.4% in March, beating Bloomberg’s estimates, but personal spending rose just 0.1%, falling short of expectations.
First-quarter GDP gives the bears some argument that the economy isn't chugging along just fine, but it is still growth at the end of the day.
Thursday will mark a crucial day for just how much, or how little, the U.S. economy is growing. The initial first-quarter GDP estimate from the U.S. Department of Commerce will be released.
The international trade deficit did not come in anywhere as high as expected in March, implying that perhaps that pesky dollar strength's trend abatement might be in the works is showing up in the...
The absence of a decision to freeze oil production at a meeting of some of the world's largest oil-producing nations has scuttled the most promising chance to push crude prices higher.
The New York Federal Reserve Bank has released its 2016 economic outlook for April, and it corroborates other reports for a weak level of growth expectations in 2016.