Economic Data Hint at Some Sluggishness
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A closely watched survey of business  activity in the U.S. mid-Atlantic region showed evidence of  some slowing in the country's economic expansion on Thursday,  but an index used to gauge future growth gave more hopeful  signals.
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A leading index of the U.S. economy  dipped in the latest week, and a continued lack of growth in  the data shows no end in sight to the current slowdown, a  report showed on Friday.
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The U.S. economy can't seem to make up its mind. It keeps showing strength and weakness, with fresh data yesterday providing still more mixed signals -- and fueling a debate over whether the housing slump is dragging the nation into a recession.
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Weighed down by high energy prices, the economy was even more sluggish than initially believed during the second quarter. But Federal Reserve policy-makers believe the pace will pick up in coming months, something President Bush is counting on as the election approaches.
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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.
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WASHINGTON -- Economic growth clocked in at a 2.6 percent pace in the spring, a weaker performance than previously estimated and a fresh sign the economy has shifted into a lower gear.
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The Fed is tightening, but long-term rates aren't keeping up. Some worry that economic growth will slow.
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At the risk of repeating ourselves, it is worth bearing in mind that this recovery has been different from other recoveries. While much of the attention paid to the economy has focused on the sluggish jobs
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U.S. stocks barely budged on Friday  afternoon as data gave a mixed picture of the economy, which  grew at a slower-than-expected pace in the third quarter.
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The latest Japanese data painted a mixed picture of the world's second-largest economy, with a sharp improvement in the unemployment rate offset by continued deflation and modest industrial output.
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New data shows third-quarter slowdown in euro-zone growth
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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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Trade deficit figures headline a light week for economic data.
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Fewer Americans filed jobless claims last week and worker productivity slowed sharply in the third quarter, government data showed on Thursday, hinting at better conditions in the country&#39;s sluggish labor market.
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Investors sifted through new economic data and found little reason to resume last weekâs heavy selling.
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Internet searches provide hints on how we really feel about the economy
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The economy limped ahead at just a 0.7 percent pace in the first quarter, the slowest in more than four years. Some businesses clamped down on spending, given the uncertainties about the severity of the housing slump.