A gap in the government's two primary measures of U.S. economic activity during the first half of 2022 narrowed, pointing to a significant loss of momentum during the period. Inflation-adjusted ...

Brusuelas noted that the decline in activity is one of the first signs that US economic growth is set to cool. "In June, what that means is there'll be less goods on the shelves," Brusuelas said.

The government’s two main measures of US economic activity diverged in the first quarter, with one gauge painting a picture of weakness. Gross domestic product rose at a revised 1.3% annualized ...

Import activity has accelerated and the trade ... and confusion around such policies does not help the overall economic picture. “What you have right now is a lack of clarity of policy, a ...

credit availability and other indicators all give us hints about future economic activity. “So looking at them as a group gives you a much clearer picture of what’s going to happen next in the ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. A recession is a significant decline in economic activity that lasts for months or even years. Experts declare a recession when a ...

The sudden buying binge could cause an "artificially high" level of economic activity, said Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee. "That kind of preemptive purchasing is ...