Tag: economic growth
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U.S. GDP Q1 2026: Growth Rebounds but Inflation Surges to 4.5%
The U.S. economy appears to have rebounded strongly in early 2026, growing at a 2.0% annual rate after nearly stalling in late 2025. But beneath that headline lies a harder story: inflation is surging back, consumers are pulling back, and much of the growth may be a statistical mirage.
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America’s Economic Engine Is Still Running — But It’s Losing Some Steam
The U.S. economy grew in 2025, but the gains came increasingly from deploying more resources rather than using them more cleverly. The latest BLS productivity report reveals a two-year deceleration in the economy’s core efficiency measure — and what’s driving it.
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Economy Nearly Stalls in Q4 2025, but a Government Shutdown Shares the Blame
GDP grew just 0.7% in the final quarter of 2025, a sharp drop from Q3’s 4.4%. But a federal government shutdown that ran through most of October accounts for roughly a full percentage point of that drag. Here’s what’s underneath the headline.