GDP grew at a sluggish 0.7% pace in the final months of 2025 as the government shutdown hurt economic activity.
Treasury yields were lower Friday after fourth-quarter gross domestic product was revised down to an annual rate of 0.7%.
Labor-market activity has historically been a strong recession indicator. It just flashed one of its biggest red flags in years.
The US economy was on shaky footing even before President Donald Trump plunged the United States into a war with Iran, a battery of new data released Friday showed.
Real GDP rose at just a 0.7% annual rate, falling well short of the 1.4% forecast and marking a steep drop-off from the 4.4% ...
The PCE price index for January was expected to show headline inflation at 2.9% and core at 3.1%.
The U.S. economy slowed in the final months of last year, but it continued to expand, thanks to robust consumer spending and business investment in artificial intelligence. A report from the Commerce ...
The U.S. expanded at a subpar 1.4% annual pace in the fourth quarter of 2025, depressed by a record 43-day federal shutdown that caused a big decline in government spending.
Separately, consumer spending grew modestly in January, rising 0.4%, but just 0.1% after adjusting for inflation. Incomes, ...
A recent report says AI-induced layoffs will decrease demand in the economy. Note that the report's authors say it is just a ...