Q4 2025 GDP growth was weak at 1.4%, but largely distorted by a temporary government shutdown, masking stable private sector demand. Consumer spending and AI-driven nonresidential investment supported growth, while real estate and government spending were ...

The U.S. economy grew at a 2% annualized rate in Q1 2026, but a 3.2% core PCE inflation reading set off alarm bells.

The U.S. economy grew at an above-average pace for a fifth straight year. The numbers: The U.S. expanded at a subpar 1.4% annual pace in the fourth quarter of 2025, depressed by a long federal shutdown that caused government spending to plunge. Still, the ...

Real GDP increased at an annualized rate of 2% in the first quarter of 2026, just below the forecast.

The economy grew 2.2% in 2025, a year of growth that came despite a number of developments that were expected to be major headwinds, including interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve and President Donald Trump’s imposition of tariffs. The growth ...

The estimate, which incorporates price increases caused by the Iran war, is a sizeable increase from last year’s final monthly numbers but still shows some cracks.

Amid some cooling in consumer spending, investment linked to tech and AI has clearly become the main engine of growth in the US.