Oops... The U.S. Economy Still Matters
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The downwardly volatile global markets are sure of one thing: decoupling of the U.S. and the rest of the world isn't a reality yet
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The U.S. economy has come through  its recent soft patch and the Federal Reserve still has some  way to go to restore interest rates to more normal levels, Fed  officials said on Monday.
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There's momentum ahead, despite this quarter's soft numbers.
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Following Tuesdayâs sell-off, investors still faced questions about the strength of the economy and the soundness of upcoming corporate earnings reports.
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A slowdown in US economic growth during the second quarter was not as sharp as previously thought, the Commerce Department reported today.
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Given the sorry state of U.S. manufacturing and the widening trade gap between U.S. and the rest of the world, it's understandable why there's been little hand-wringing over the falling value of the U.S. dollar. Since October, the dollar has fallen 4% against both the euro and the Japanese yen. And this week, the dollar hit the lowest it's been against the euro since March 2005.
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Don't expect lawmakers to stave off a downturn, if that's where the economy is headed.
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Gross domestic product gets a lot of attention, but other numbers matter, too.
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Now that the second quarter&#39;s soft patch in the US economy has been revised up to show growth of 3.3 percent, economists are turning their attention to the post-soft patch, or regaining traction, period.
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As 2004 draws to a close, it should come as heartening news that this past year was one of the most prosperous in history. Not because the American economy grew by a solid 4.3 percent.
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The latest economic data point to an acceleration in the US economy after the weakest growth in over four years, but some analysts say a full recovery is not yet in sight.
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Wall Street is still on course to end  2006 in the plus column, but it's too early to pop the  champagne corks. Investors will comb through next week's jobs  report for November and other data to see if the U.S. economy  and corporate profits will be able to withstand the fallout  from a slowdown in housing and the dollar's slide.
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The U.S. economyÂs third-quarter slump was not as bad as first estimated, but indicators suggest a steeper decline is coming soon.
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Even when experts were declaring the economy healthy, many Americans voiced a vague, but persistent dissatisfaction. True, jobs were relatively plentiful over the last few years. It was easy to borrow and very cheap. The sharp rise in the value of homes and plentiful credit cards encouraged a nation of consumers to get out and buy. But to many people, something didn't feel right, even if they couldn't quite explain why.
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The role of the dollar in international trade and finance â the real sign that New York is the worldâs financial capital â is still taken for granted.
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Many working families still feel no benefit from the US economic recovery, the Economic Policy Institute says. While business is improving, average wages have fallen, job satisfaction has declined and the
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Instead of gliding to a smooth landing after years of sky-high growth, the US economy now looks set for a bumpy ride as the property market hits major turbulence.