US leading indicators reveal sluggish economy: Conference Board
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The US economy is &quot;losing steam,&quot; the Conference Board said, reporting that the index of US leading economic indicators fell 0.3 percent in October, marking the fifth straight decline.
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WASHINGTON -- The economy grew at a sluggish 2.2 percent pace in the final quarter of last year, much slower than initially thought as businesses tightened their belts amid fallout from the troubled housing and automotive industries.
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The U.S. economy will grow at a  sluggish pace for the remainder of this year and into 2007 as  the worst of inflationary pressure is yet to come, a survey of  top forecasters showed on Thursday.
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WASHINGTON -- A string of government reports yesterday offered a mixed picture of the US economy.
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The Index of Leading Economic Indicators, a widely watched barometer of future economic activity, edged lower in September for the fourth month in a row, indicating a slowing in economic growth, a private research group reported Thursday.
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NEW YORK A lackluster report on US gross domestic product sent stocks lower Friday as Wall Street worried that a lack of jobs and high energy prices were holding back economic growth.
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U.S. economic competitiveness fell significantly over the last year, as high budget and trade deficits hurt America's business environment, according to a survey released Tuesday by the World Economic Forum.
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Top US executives are pessimistic about next year&#39;s economy, citing high oil prices, geopolitical threats and stuttering consumer confidence, according to a survey.
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Federal Reserve Board Governor  Susan Schmidt Bies on Monday said the latest batch of U.S.  economic figures showed the economy has gotten past its  mid-year soft patch.
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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke today said that the U.S. economy will be "sluggish" for months to come but should begin to recover later this year.
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US economic growth will slow to 3.3 per cent in 2005, more than a full percentage point below this year, with the effect of high energy prices dragging on the economy for the next few quarters, the OECD said on Tuesday.
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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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The U.S. economy slowed more sharply  in the second quarter than first thought as oil prices rose and  the trade gap swelled, the government said on Friday in a  report that confirmed momentum faltered in the spring.
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U.S. chief executive officers expect  slower economic growth over the next six months, according to a  quarterly survey released by the Business Roundtable on Monday.
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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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The US home loan crisis will cause just a modest slowdown of the American economy and have a limited impact on the rest of the world, the International Monetary Fund&#39;s chief economist said Wednesday.
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The US economy is expanding but the performance appears patchy as soaring energy prices stifle spending in many regions, the Federal Reserve&#39;s Beige Book survey showed tonight.