Growth in consumer credit slows
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Consumers kept charging at a rapid pace on their credit cards in July although their overall borrowing slowed a bit.
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Consumer borrowing increased less than expected in July as higher incomes allowed Americans to reduce their credit card use.
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NEW YORK - Strained by a tight credit market, the nation's economy should stumble along at a slower pace in coming months, but it may find help from lower interest rates and possible employment gains.
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Businesses buying more machines as consumer growth slows
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Consumers undeterred by escalating credit problems and a weakening housing market went on a back-to-school buying spree last month, helping many retailers rebound from July's disappointing sales. But analysts are still worried that economic concerns might curtail shopping in the critical months ahead.
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Mortgage lending slows to its lowest level in a year in August, but credit card spending continues to boom, Bank of England figures show.
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U.S. consumers will curb spending this year after being hit by continued troubles in the housing sector, but business investment is set to pick up, adding to economic growth later this year, according to a survey of economists released on Sunday.
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The housing slowdown has caused Americans to miss more payments on home loans, though more appear to be paying their credit card bills on time.
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Business & money: Five interest rate rises in a year resulted in the slowest growth in 20 months, according to report.
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Consumer spending slowed in December and inflation continued to rise, leaving the Federal Reserve less maneuvering room as it ponders policy decisions.
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Earnings from Countrywide Financial prompted concerns that the subprime loan problem is slowing growth in the U.S. economy.
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Business activity, capital spending  and hiring slowed in the third quarter in response to  tightening credit conditions and a rapidly deteriorating  housing market, an industry survey showed on Monday.
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Business & money: Housing market slows as mortgage approvals fall.
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Investor's Business Daily - Credit woes are easing and its impact on growth will be muted, Robert Steel, Treasury undersecretary for domestic finance, told CNBC. &quot;The U.S. economy is strong and we&#39;re optimistic the penalty (on growth from credit woes) will be modest,&quot; he said. Credit markets should mostly be functioning normally by year-end, he said.
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The U.S. economy will grow at a moderate clip in 2007 as consumer spending growth slows and business spending moderates during the second half, a key economic forecast released on Tuesday showed.
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The most recent figures from the Federal Reserve noted an uptick of more than 9 percent in "revolving credit" -- that is, the debt carried by the millions of American consumers who don't pay off their cards every month -- putting the total at $888.2 billion as of March.
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The net wealth of U.S. households  rose in the second quarter but domestic debt grew at the  slowest pace since the first quarter of 2002 as household  mortgage and business debt growth moderated, the Federal  Reserve said on Tuesday.