GDP

Bank economists predict slower growth for 2016

Joseph Lawler · June 3, 2016 3:54 pm

The report was the second estimate of Gross Domestic Product for the first quarter. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Review finds problems with feds’ calculations of GDP growth

Joseph Lawler · June 2, 2016 4:09 pm

The report was the second estimate of Gross Domestic Product for the first quarter. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

First-quarter economic growth marked up to 0.8 percent

Joseph Lawler · May 27, 2016 12:31 pm

GOP weekly address a subtle call to unite behind Trump

GOP weekly address a subtle call to unite behind Trump

Anna Giaritelli · May 14, 2016 10:00 am

Savior Obama’s lame economy limps along

Savior Obama’s lame economy limps along

Washington Examiner · April 29, 2016 4:02 am

Federal Reserve officials forecasted in December that growth for the year would be 2.2 percent, but the economy has now fallen behind that pace. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Economy suffered worst quarter of growth in two years to start 2016

Joseph Lawler · April 28, 2016 12:30 pm

Fitch said the downgrade was based on Saudi Arabia's decision to lower its average oil price assumptions for 2016 and 2017 to $35 and $45 a barrel. (AP Photo)

Energy and Environment

Oil-rich Saudis suffer another blow to their credit from weak energy prices

John Siciliano · April 12, 2016 5:45 pm

Sixty-three percent of business economists surveyed by the National Association for Business Economists predicted that a recession would not come until 2018. (AP Photo)

Business economists: No recession before 2018

Joseph Lawler · March 28, 2016 8:14 pm

The Commerce Department issues the third and final estimate of how the U.S. economy performed in the October-December quarter. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

It’s official: The economy grew at 1.4 percent to end 2015

Joseph Lawler · March 25, 2016 12:31 pm

The Commerce Department issued the second of three estimates of how the U.S. economy performed in the October-December quarter. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

The economy grew faster to end 2015 than previously thought at 1 percent

Joseph Lawler · February 26, 2016 1:47 pm

Economists on an advisory board for the American Bankers Association projected Wednesday that the U.S. economy will grow slightly faster in 2016 and 2017 than it did in 2015. (AP Photo)

Bank economists see recovery lasting another ‘couple of years’

Joseph Lawler · February 3, 2016 3:53 pm

Economic growth slowed faster than expected to 0.7 percent to end 2015

Joseph Lawler · January 29, 2016 2:19 pm