Howard Lutnick stunned after learning of Atlanta Fed's economic prediction
Trump's Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick was left astonished by an Atlanta Fed estimate claiming Q1 GDP will shrink by 2.4%, ...
With uncertainty comes growing economic risk for the Fed to weigh
Since U.S. President Donald Trump took office in January, he has imposed biting new tariffs, with more coming, begun a ...
Atlanta Fed model predicts GDP to shrink 2.8% in Q1: Trumpcession
The US economy could be shrinking at its fastest rate since the COVID-19 lockdown, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of ...
The Economist9h
Ten indicators explain what’s going on with America’s economy
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Trump official floats new approach on GDP, as economy is poised to slow sharply
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick wants to separate government spending from GDP, which economists worry could lead to cherry ...
Federal Reserve is likely to hold interest rates steady next week. But some consumer loans are getting cheaper.
Although inflation receded last month, an escalating trade war threatens to cause prices to rise on a wide range of consumer ...
Atlanta Fed model forecasts GDP contraction in 2025 Q1
On February 28, the #GDPNow model nowcast of real GDP growth in Q1 2025 is -1.5%: https://t.co/T7FoDdgYos. #ATLFedResearch ...
New GDP Forecasts Look Grim
YoY for Q1 2025. Declining consumer spending & exports signal risks of recession. Click here to read more about the U.S.
Trump and the Fed Sound More Optimistic About the Economy Than Investors
Options markets reflect that unease. Traders are piling into VIX call options — a bet on rising volatility — and S&P 500 put ...
The New York Sun11d
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 ...
How the US economy went from booming to a recession scare in only 20 days
Just 20 days ago, the US stock market was sitting at all-time highs. The US economy appeared to be growing at a solid pace. And a recession was nowhere in sight.
Atlanta Fed’s GDP Predictor Is Tanking. It’s All About Trade Wars.
The Atlanta Federal Reserve keeps a running tally of how it expects gross domestic product to perform in the current quarter. It just swung from solid growth to contraction. The reason could be down ...