Following a series of record highs, the S&P 500 headed toward its longest slide in a month
Gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 3.8 percent in the April to June period, up from the 3.3 percent previously estimated, said the Department of Commerce.
US GDP decreased at an annual rate of 0.5 percent in the first quarter, according to the Department of Commerce, down from an earlier estimate of a 0.2 percent decline.
Consumer spending in particular has been a key factor behind growth -- even as Americans felt the pinch from higher costs of living -- supported by a healthy jobs market.
The GDP report showed the Fed’s preferred metric — the personal consumption expenditures price index — rose at an unrevised 1.5% annualized rate in the third quarter
The pace of growth was well above what Federal Reserve officials regard as the non-inflationary growth rate of around 1.8%
The 3.0 percent number for the second quarter this year was an uptick from 1.4 percent growth in the first quarter
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After the US Q1 GDP reading, the benchmark 10-year Treasury note yields reached 4.70%, its highest level since Novemver 2.
Both U.S. Q1 GDP data and more 'Big Tech' earnings were scheduled for later in the day but for now it was Meta's 15% after-hours price slump that was souring the mood.
The US currency, however, cut its losses after data showed that business activity in the world's largest economy picked up in January and a measure of inflation eased. A gauge of prices charged by companies for their products fell to the lowest level in more than 3-1/2 years, data showed.
Gross domestic product growth came in at an annual rate of 4.9 percent for the July to September period
The downward revision mostly reflects lower estimates for corporate expenditure, which is partially offset by an upward revision for state and local government spending.
GDP growth in the world's biggest economy hit an annual rate of 2.4 percent for the April-June period, said the Commerce Department, despite analyst predictions of a cooldown from the two percent rate in the first three months this year.
This was also an increase from the two percent rate in the first three months of 2023.
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Social media giant Meta, which pivoted its focus on building metaverse technologies in 2021, has forecast the tech would eventually replace mobile as the main computing platform.
However, consumer spending, which accounts for about 70 per cent of US economic activity, remained resilient, growing at a 3.7 per cent annual pace, the fastest quarterly pace in nearly two years.
Comments from the Bank of Japan’s new incoming chief backing super-easy monetary policy had briefly lifted markets overnight but the selling snowballed again as the U.S. personal consumption expenditures price index notched its biggest rise since June.
US GDP, adjusted for inflation, rose 0.6% in the third quarter, a 2.6% annual rate of growth, the Commerce Department said Thursday. It was the first increase after two consecutive quarterly contractions.
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In the last twelve sessions, Nifty has risen 9%, in an across-the-board rally. Investors now await the Reserve Bank of India's MPC fineprint, scheduled on August 5.
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"It's no surprise that the economy is slowing down as the Federal Reserve acts to bring down inflation," Biden said after the growth data was released, in a statement that emphasized that "our job market remains historically strong."
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