Trump Advisers Want to Strip Public Spending from the GDP Tally. Why It Makes No Sense.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick floated the notion on Sunday of excluding government spending data from the overall ...
The Government Needs Wealthy Consumer Spending To Keep GDP Growing
A new analysis shows that the top 10% of earners are behind almost half of all consumer spending, which is almost 70% of GDP.
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“An incomplete picture of the economy”
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says he wants to take government spending out of GDP measurements. We'll unpack the ...
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Facing Dismal Economic Projections From Atlanta Fed, Commerce Secretary Proposes Major Change to GDP Reporting
The Atlanta branch of the Federal Reserve is now predicting that America’s GDP could decline by as much as 2.8 percent in the ...
Belgium aims to increase defence spending to 2% of GDP this year
The Belgian government aims to accelerate defence spending by 4 billion euros ($4.2 billion) in the coming months, the ...
U.S. Economy Shows Signs of Strain From Trump’s Tariffs and Spending Cuts
Consumer and business sentiment is wobbling as fiscal support fades and fears rise that tariffs will lead to higher prices.
Tariffs, layoffs, and immigration — the triple threat to economic growth that has Wall Street worrying about the U.S. economy
Of course, it will likely take a beat before the market reaches any consensus about the direction of the economy. Two ...
Tariff threats and uncertainty could weigh on consumers, drag down US economy, government report suggests
Americans cut their spending by 0.2% in January from the previous month, the Commerce Department said Friday, likely in part ...
India's economic growth picks up on rising government, consumer spending
December, picking up on increased government and consumer spending, official data showed on Friday, and the government said ...
Trump official floats new approach on GDP, as economy poised to slow sharply
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick wants to separate government spending from GDP, which economists worry could lead to cherry ...