NEWSNATIONNOW (PAUL WISEMAN, Associated Press) - US economy expands at sluggish 1.5% pace in second quarter
The reason for the lackluster growth number was imports.
HUFFPOST - U.S. Economy Grows At A Sluggish 1.5% In Second-Quarter With Inflation Remaining Stubbornly High
The Fed on Wednesday chose to leave its benchmark interest rate unchanged for the fifth straight meeting.
JUSTTHENEWS (Kevin Killough) - China sees slowest economic growth in three years, despite surges in exports
The country's promising export figures hide sluggishness in other parts of its economy, where jobs outside China's factories are becoming scarce and incomes are stagnating.
HUFFPOST - U.S. Job Growth Slows In June, Unemployment Rate Falls To 4.2%
The labor force participation rate dropped to 61.5% last month, the lowest level since March 2021.
HUFFPOST - U.S. Economy Grew A Sluggish 0.5% At End Of 2025, Downgrading Previous Estimate
The American economy slowed after registering impressive growth of 4.4% from July through September and 3.8% from April through June.
THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - GDP Growth PLUNGED in Q4, Revised Numbers Reveal.
The U.S. economy grew more slowly than previously estimated in the final quarter of 2025. The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) revised its figure for real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth to an annual rate of 0.5 percent, down from the earlier estimate of 0.7 percent. The post GDP Growth PLUNGED in Q4, Revised Numbers Reveal. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: U.S. GDP grew at an annual rate of 0.5 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025, short of an expected 0.7 percent. WHO WAS INVOLVED: The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) produced the estimate. WHEN & WHERE: Released on April 9, 2026, regarding the fourth quarter of 2025. KEY QUOTE: “Real GDP was revised down 0.2 percentage point from the second estimate, primarily reflecting a downward revision to investment,” said the BEA. IMPACT: The U.S. Dollar Index showed no immediate reaction, remaining near the previous closing level. IN FULL The U.S. economy grew more slowly than previously estimated in the final quarter of 2025. The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) revised its figure for real Gross Domestic…Open
NEWSNATIONNOW (PAUL WISEMAN, Associated Press) - US economy grew a sluggish 0.5% in fourth quarter, government says, downgrading previous estimate
WASHINGTON (AP) — The American economy, slowed by last fall's 43-day government shutdown, grew at a sluggish 0.5% annual pace from October through December, the Commerce Department reported Thursday in downgrade of its previous estimate. U.S. gross domestic product — the nation's output of goods and services — decelerated in the fourth quarter after registering [...]
NEWSNATIONNOW (PAUL WISEMAN, Associated Press) - US economy grew a sluggish 0.5% in fourth quarter, government says, downgrading previous estimate
WASHINGTON (AP) — The American economy, slowed by last fall's 43-day government shutdown, grew at a sluggish 0.5% annual pace from October through December, the Commerce Department reported Thursday in downgrade of its previous estimate. U.S. gross domestic — the nation's output of goods and services — decelerated in the fourth quarter after registering impressive [...]
HUFFPOST - U.S. Economy Grew At Sluggish 0.7% At End Of 2025, Ahead Of Iran War Disruption
Growth in gross domestic product was down sharply from 4.4% in last year’s third quarter and 3.8% in the second.
ABCNEWS - US economy expanded at sluggish 0.7% in fourth quarter
The U.S. economy, hobbled by last fall’s 43-day government shutdown, advanced at a sluggish 0.7% annual rate from October through December, the Commerce Department reported Friday in a big downgrade of its initial estimate