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U.S. economy surges to 4.1 percent growth rate in second quarter
Jul 27, 2018
This is the fastest pace since 2014.
Trump has you to thank for those good GDP numbers
by
Andy Uhler
Jul 27, 2018
This post was updated on July 27 at 7:54 a.m. CT. The Commerce Department has released second-quarter gross domestic product numbers this morning, showing that the U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 4.1 percent — the fastest pace since 2014. That figure was driven by exporters rushing to get products delivered ahead of […]
What GDP tells us about the economy
Jul 26, 2018
GDP growth for the latest quarter is expected to be robust, but that is due in part to some unique elements of the quarter.
As Trump prepares for NATO summit, we ask: What’s our NATO ROI?
Jul 9, 2018
President Donald Trump frequently complains about NATO. Just this morning he was tweeting about how NATO allies aren’t spending enough; that the U.S. pays an unfair share. It’s true that NATO members are supposed to spend 2 percent of their GDP on their military. It’s also true that only about eight of NATO’s 29 members […]
Which economic stats matter most?
Jul 9, 2018
Our listener asks which economic statistics are the best predictors of future economic performance.
Tariffs just one headwind for China’s economy
by
Scott Tong
Jul 9, 2018
Today is day four of the tariff battle — some call it war — between the U.S. and China. Whether it’ll cause major economic damage depends who you ask. We step back to assess the Chinese economy in this fragile moment and how its transition from a middle-income country to a rich one is going. Click the audio […]
Economists expect to see strong economic growth in the second quarter of the year
Jun 26, 2018
We’re in the last week of June, which is also the last week of the second quarter. Government economists will be crunching the numbers on Gross Domestic Product: the sum of all goods and services produced in the economy. Annualized GDP growth was 2.2 percent in the first quarter of 2018. So what’s in store […]
For public good, not for profit.
U.S. economic growth slowed to 2.3 percent pace in first quarter
Apr 27, 2018
Consumer spending turned in the weakest performance in nearly five years.
What does a trade war mean for the U.S. economy?
by
Andy Uhler
, Kimberly Adams
, Scott Tong
and Tracey Samuelson
Apr 4, 2018
Let's break down how it will affect the country's GDP, jobs or even agriculture.
What limiting legal immigration would do to our economy
by
Amy Scott
and Peter Balonon-Rosen
Jan 29, 2018
Fewer immigrants means fewer people in the workforce.