Economy on lower growth track: Fed's Pianalto
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Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank President Sandra Pianalto said on Thursday the economy has shifted to a lower growth track given restraints led by weak housing prices and falling equities prices.
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WASHINGTON -- The economy logged slower growth in the early fall as troubles in the housing and credit markets weighed on companies and individuals alike, the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday.
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The US economy slowed less than previously estimated in the second quarter as exports and inventories grew, revised numbers from the government show.
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A slowdown in the housing market drove the White House on Tuesday to lower its forecast for U.S. economic growth for this year and next.
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The economy grew at a sluggish 2.2 percent pace in the final quarter of last year, much slower than initially reported, in a kind of unusually large downward revision that has happened only seven times in the last 30 years.
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WASHINGTON -- With the economy shifting into a slower gear and inflation apparently retreating, Federal Reserve officials are likely to pat themselves on the back for engineering a soft landing and leave interest rates alone.
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The U.S. economy can weather a  slowdown in the housing sector as rising incomes and business  investment offer support, Federal Reserve officials said on  Wednesday as they pointed to inflation risks.
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The U.S. economy grew at a  weaker-than-expected 3.1 percent annual pace in the final  quarter of 2004 year, its slowest since the beginning of 2003  as the country's trade performance deteriorated and inflation  picked up, a government report on Friday showed.
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WASHINGTON -- Restrained by a worse-than-expected slump in housing, the economy will grow at the slowest pace in five years in 2007, leading economic forecasters say. They predict consumers will get a break on inflation from falling energy prices.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben  Bernanke on Wednesday estimated that the decline in housing  construction could reduce gross domestic product growth later  this year by a percentage point.
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WASHINGTON - Reports on retail sales and producer prices show US economic growth has cooled since its third-quarter spurt, while inflation slows.
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Federal Reserve policy makers are forecasting slower economic growth, higher unemployment and higher inflation.
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A widely watched barometer of future economic activity edged lower in September for the fourth month in a row, suggesting a slowing in economic growth, a private research group reported Thursday.
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The US economy grew at a slower pace than expected during the last three months of 2004, Commerce Department figures show.
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The US gross domestic product grew only 2.2 percent last quarter.
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U.S. stock futures fell on Friday,  pointing to a lower market open, after third-quarter gross  domestic product data showed the U.S. economy grew at a  slower-than-expected pace.
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The economy nearly stalled in the first quarter with growth slowing to a pace of just 0.6 percent. That was the worst three-month showing in over four years.