US GDP

The US economy grew at a solid 2.2 per cent pace from April through June as consumer spending and business investment came in strong. Growth in gross domestic product - the nation's output of goods and services - decelerated from a 2.5 per cent pace from January through March, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday. The second-quarter growth was an improvement on the department's previous estimate of 1.5 per cent - a surprise to economists who had expected little or no change in the GDP number. Consumer spending - which accounts for about 70 per cent of US economic activity - increased at a healthy 3.8 per cent annual pace, up from 0.7 per cent in the January-March period. Spending has been helped by a strong stock market, which reflects enthusiasm over the prospects for artificial intelligence, enriches wealthy investors and gives them more money to buy things with. The overall growth number was dragged down by imports. They are subtracted from growth because GDP is only suppos

US economic growth slowed to 1.5% in the second quarter as weaker net exports offset robust consumer spending and strong AI-led business investment

Gross domestic product increased at a 2.0 per cent annualized rate last quarter, the Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis said in its advance GDP estimate on Thursday

Rising bankruptcies and weak job growth signal mounting pressure on small firms

The data was delayed by the 43-day government shutdown and is now outdated. Consumer spending increased at a 3.5 per cent rate last quarter after advancing at a 2.5 per cent pace in the second quarter

The US economy shrank at a 0.5 per cent annual pace from January through March as President Donald Trump's trade wars disrupted business, the Commerce Department reported Thursday in an unexpected deterioration of earlier estimates. First-quarter growth was weighed down by a surge of imports as US companies, and households, rushed to buy foreign goods before Trump could impose tariffs on them. The Commerce Department previously estimated that the economy fell 0.2 per cent in the first quarter. Economists had forecast no change in the department's third and final estimate. The January-March drop in gross domestic product the nation's output of goods and services reversed a 2.4 per cent increase in the last three months of 2024 and marked the first time in three years that the economy contracted. Imports expanded 37.9 per cent, fastest since 2020, and pushed GDP down by nearly 4.7 percentage points. Consumer spending also slowed sharply, expanding just 0.5 per cent, down from a robu

The slight upward revision in GDP reflected stronger business investment and a greater accumulation of inventories. Federal government spending wasn't as much of a drag as originally reported

Moody's downgrades US rating: Analysts see IT sector taking longer-than-expected to yield returns. Investors, they believe, should brace for near-term pressure

Stock Market Today: At 6:50 AM, GIFT Nifty Futures were down 148 points at 22,536, hinting at a gap-down start

Back home, at 6:40 AM, GIFT Nifty futures indicated a strong start, up 71 points at 23,489

Gross domestic product increased at a 2.3 per cent annualized rate last quarter after accelerating at a 3.1 per cent pace in the July-September quarter

Early indicators pointed to a subdued start, with GIFT Nifty Futures trading 84 points lower at 23,934 at 6:55 AM

The Sensex closed at 80,234.08, gaining 230.02 points or 0.29 per cent, while the Nifty50 ended at 24,274.90, up 80.40 points or 0.33 per cent, on November 27

At 6:40 AM, GIFT Nifty futures were trading 11 points higher at 24,228, suggesting a flat to positive start for the Indian bourses

The latest Fitch Ratings report says that the long-term growth of India's IT services sector will be supported by client spending on digital transformation, cloud migration, and AI

Inflation and higher interest rates are forcing households to prioritise essentials and cut back on discretionary spending

The agency's estimates come amid a fierce political debate in Washington over the surge of migration at the US-Mexico border and what should be done to control it

Consumer spending advanced at a less-robust 3.6% rate, according to the government's second estimate of the figures issued Wednesday

The bank forecast earnings for companies in the benchmark index to rise 10% after factoring in a "mild short" recession and a 19% increase if US gross domestic product grows by 2%

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