Chicago Fed Sees &#39;05 GDP Down at 3.3 Pct
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US 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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The dollar fell against the euro and yen after a gauge of business in the Chicago area, a center of US manufacturing, declined more than economists predicted.
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The U.S. economy grew at a  weaker-than-expected 3.1 percent annual pace in the final  quarter last 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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New data shows third-quarter slowdown in euro-zone growth
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WASHINGTON -- The economy nearly stalled in the first quarter with growth slowing to a pace of just 0.6 percent. That was the worst three-month showing in over four years.
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The US economy saw limited growth from mid July, says the Federal Reserve in its Beige Book survey.
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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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The US economy grew at a slower-than- expected 3.7 percent annual rate in the third quarter as rising oil prices contributed to a record trade deficit and companies added less to inventories.
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Goldman Sachs on Wednesday said it  expects the U.S. economy to drop into recession this year,  prompting the Federal Reserve to slash benchmark lending rates  to 2.5 percent by the third quarter.
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The dollar fell across the board and  bonds rallied on Friday after data showed U.S. economic growth  was less than expected at an annualized rate of 3.7 percent in  the third quarter.
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The U.S. economy is forecast to slow slightly next year, and inflation is expected to ease from this year's pace, the Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank said on Tuesday.
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The dollar fell on Friday after a  report showed slightly lower-than-expected U.S. jobs growth in  December, but the market still sees the Federal Reserve on  track to raise interest rates further in 2005.
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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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The Q3 report shows declining numbers, but there's more to the story.
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WASHINGTON : The US economy&#39;s &quot;soft patch&quot; was not as weak as initial estimates, according to government data Wednesday showing a 3.3 percent pace of expansion in the second quarter.
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The U.S. economy grew at a  weaker-than-expected rate in the final three months of last  year, the government's latest estimate on Wednesday showed, as  businesses built fewer inventories and consumers spent less.
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The slowdown may signal that the economy is shifting down a notch from its unexpectedly robust pace of growth at the end of last year.