Richard Heys is deputy chief economist in the Office for National Statistics, Newport, UK. For decades, economists have known that using gross domestic product (GDP) alone to guide policy is ...

Real GDP rose at just a 0.7% annual rate, falling well short of the 1.4% forecast and marking a steep drop-off from the 4.4% final estimate seen in Q3. Current growth is below both the long-term ...

March 13 (UPI) --The U.S. gross domestic product rose at a inflation-adjusted rate of 0.7% in the fourth quarter of 2025, the Commerce Department reported Friday. The revised GDP figure was about half ...

The numbers: The U.S. economy grew at a much slower pace in the waning months of 2025 than had been previously reported, a new GDP update showed, after the government shutdown last fall left a big ...

The national debt will rise to 175% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2056 – or $168 trillion – according to the Congressional Budget Office's (CBO) long-term budget outlook data. CBO estimates ...

After humming along at a robust pace for much of 2025, the economy hit a wall in the fourth quarter, with a six-week government shutdown and slowdown in consumer spending stunting growth at the end of ...

Q4 2025 GDP growth was weak at 1.4%, but largely distorted by a temporary government shutdown, masking stable private sector demand. Consumer spending and AI-driven nonresidential investment supported ...

Taylor Tompkins has worked for more than a decade as a journalist covering business, finance, and the economy. She has logged thousands of hours interviewing experts, analyzing data, and writing ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis said on Monday that it has canceled the release of its advance estimate of ...

The ongoing government shutdown delayed the release of the Commerce Department's initial estimate of the third-quarter gross domestic product (GDP), as other data sources suggest solid economic growth ...

Last week’s United Nations General Assembly, held in New York City, generated no shortage of headlines. But one notable policy initiative from the world body was not discussed by world leaders when it ...