U.S. Economy Seen on Solid Footing
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Orders for U.S. durable goods fell  unexpectedly in August but beat forecasts once transportation  equipment was stripped out, government data showed on Friday in  evidence the economy is again pumping strongly.
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The U.S. economy's soft patch last spring was a bit firmer than previously thought.
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Consumers are more confident about the state of the US economy than at any time in the past five months, new data suggests.
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US stock-index futures were little changed before a government report that economists expect will show manufacturing held last month above the average for the past decade.
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U.S. investors remain confident in the health of the economy and most expect the U.S. stock market to hold near its recent record levels or extend them modestly, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.
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The slowing U.S. economy is unlikely  to sink into an election-year recession and an economic rebound  could begin as early as next year as housing and financial  market turmoil fades, the Congressional Budget Office forecast  on Wednesday.
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The U.S. economy is growing robustly  despite a slowing housing sector, although inflation remains  above the central bank's comfort level, two top Federal Reserve  officials said on Monday.
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Top Federal Reserve policy-makers  generally agreed on Thursday that U.S. economy was growing  nicely despite weak job growth and spiraling trade gaps.
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Stronger-than-expected orders for U.S.-made durable goods in December suggested the economy retained some life and might not need a heavy dose of interest-rate cuts, even though house prices fell a record amount in November.
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Consumers' assessment of the economy held largely steady this month, according to a university research report released Friday.
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The U.S. economy should expand modestly in coming months, a gauge of future business activity showed Thursday, indicating consumers and businesses may be shrugging off the weak housing market.
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The global economy is expected to log solid growth this year and next, although elevated energy prices and inflation hover as risks, the chief of the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday.
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If forecasts for this weekâs economic data prove accurate, the economy would seem to be getting off lightly.
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The US economy's &quot;soft patch&quot; was not as weak as initial estimates, according to government data showing a 3.3 percent pace of expansion in the second quarter.
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Will the economy make a soft landing, or will it hit the ground hard?
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In the last major economic report before Tuesday&#39;s presidential election, the government reported Friday that the economy looked solid in the third quarter - just not as strong as most analysts had expected.
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The U.S. economy grew at a stronger  than expected pace during the final quarter of last year,  boosted by robust spending and slowing inflation that more than  offset the biggest decline in residential investment in 15  years, a government report on Wednesday showed.