Tariffs and oil price hikes create a supply shock, dragging down US economic growth in the second quarter of 2026.

Economists raised their forecasts for US economic growth in the third quarter, reflecting upward adjustments to consumer spending as well as private investment that includes capital outlays on ...

Economic growth in the United States slowed in the second quarter amid a growing trade deficit and tensions between the US and Iran which weighed on global fuel prices. The US Gross Domestic Product ...

U.S. economic growth slowed unexpectedly in the second quarter of the year, according to the Commerce Department's advance estimate. The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) on Thursday released its ...

The US economy grew at a far weaker than expected pace in the second quarter despite a pickup in consumer spending and solid business investment. According to the BEA, GDP (inflation adjusted) rose ...

US economic growth unexpectedly slowed in the second quarter of 2026, according to a report released by the Commerce Department on Thursday. The report said real gross domestic product jumped by 1.5% ...

Rising prices of fuel and other everyday goods are putting strain on many American families’ budgets. Jim Lo Scalzo / EPA US economic growth is picking up again after a slowdown towards the end of ...

WASHINGTON, April 9 (Reuters) - U.S. economic growth slowed more ⁠than ⁠previously estimated in the fourth ⁠quarter amid downgrades to business investment, including inventory accumulation, but ...

US real GDP growth has sharply decelerated from 4.4% in Q3 2025 to just 0.5% in Q4, with Q1 2026 forecasts at 1.31%. Downward GDP revisions are driven by weakening consumer spending, lower investments ...

The U.S. economy expanded at a sluggish 1.5% pace from April through June as rising imports weighed on growth, yet consumers continued to spend. And the Federal Reserve’s favored measure of inflation ...

Consumer spending and business investment point to stronger underlying growth than the headline GDP figure suggests, but a shrinking household savings rate could become a problem. US economic growth ...

📈 What is the outlook for long-term US economic growth? Financial markets and financial journalists were intently focused on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s speech at the recent Jackson Hole ...