Chicago Fed Sees '05 GDP Down at 3.3 Pct
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U.S. economic growth is expected to  slow in 2005 due to rising interest rates and high crude oil  prices, according to a forecast of participants at a Federal  Reserve Bank of Chicago conference released on Monday.
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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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US economic growth was largely  "modest" in February with some sluggishness, the Fed's Beige Book report says.
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The Federal Reserve is expected to lower U.S. interest rates on Wednesday as part of an ongoing aggressive effort to spare the economy from the worst effects of a deep housing slump and credit crunch.
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Inflation in May outside of food and  energy posted its slowest annual gain in three years,  suggesting the Federal Reserve is making progress in fighting  inflation.
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Economic growth slowed sharply in the third quarter to its weakest level since the run-up to last year&#39;s Iraq war, reinforcing expectations the Bank
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The dollar weakened early in New York  on Friday after the Commerce Department said the U.S. economy  grew by a 3.1 percent annualized rate in the fourth quarter  last year, lower than economists had expected.
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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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The Federal Reserve's favored gauge of   U.S. inflation rose less than expected in July, while a measure   of Midwest business activity showed slower growth in August,   according to reports on Thursday that suggested the U.S.   central bank does not need to raise interest rates soon.
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The U.S. economy expanded at a 3.7 percent annual rate in the third quarter, below expectations but still bolstered by healthy consumer spending that was accompanied by the lowest inflation in decades, the Commerce Department said on Friday.
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Euro zone economic growth slumped to its slowest pace for more than a year in the third quarter, prompting economists to warn the European Central Bank (ECB) against any monetary tightening in the near term.
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Ireland's leading economic think tank on Thursday downgraded its forecast for the country's gross domestic product (GDP) growth next year to 2.3 percent.
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The U.S. economy will expand at a  weak pace next year, setting the stage for lower interest  rates, according to a UCLA Anderson Forecast report released on  Thursday.
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The dollar fell to a fresh three-month low against the yen on Thursday as traders worried about the U.S. economic outlook and the yawning trade deficit.
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KENOSHA, Wisconsin  - Federal Reserve policy-makers on Friday said inflation remained a risk to the U.S. economy, even as data showing factory activity falling for the first time in 3-1/2 years indicated growth was slowing.
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Investor's Business Daily - The U.S. economy will grow 3% next year, up from an expected 2.3% in &#39;07, as housing demand stabilizes, according to a Chicago Fed survey. Inflation is expected to fall amid a slight drop in oil prices. Industrial production is seen rising 2.3% this year and 2.8% next.
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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. trade deficit declined during the third quarter to the lowest level in two years, raising hopes that the country's trade troubles could be easing.