Rate of growth articles
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Fed should let interest rates rise to support healthy growth
Federal Reserve policymakers have been obsessed with when they may safely lower interest rates to avoid a recession without impeding the path to 2% inflation.
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Worst of Both Worlds: U.S. Economic Growth Slows as Inflation Rates Rise
Today, the Commerce Department released a snapshot of its growth report for the first quarter. The country’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew by just 1.6 percent, its slowest pace in nearly two years. Further, inflation rates have also risen dramatically. Many economists are describing this as “the worst of both worlds.” Economists polled by Reuters […]
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GDP growth slowed to a 1.6% rate in the first quarter, well below expectations
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