Bureau of Economic Analysis

The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis will be reporting on Oct. 28 an advanced estimate of third-quarter gross domestic product (GDP). In the first half of the year, America’s GDP saw two declining quarters of GDP growth, which typically means the country is in a technical recession...

The S&P 500 closed out a brutal third quarter on a low note this week, hitting new 52-week lows. On Friday, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported the personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index gained 6.2% year-over-year in the month of August, down from a 6.3% PCE inflation in July...

The U.S. economy shrank by an estimated 0.9% from April to June, marking the second straight quarter of negative economic growth and flashing a strong recession signal. What Happened: Gross domestic product, or GDP, dropped 0.9% in the second quarter, according to a...

The U.S. GDP contracted 5% in the first quarter of 2020, the largest since the 2008 recession. The metric was worse than the 4.8% drop economists projected, and it heralds the end of the nation’s longest recorded expansion period and a steep drop from the previous quarter’s 2.1%...

Economic health is sound enough for the market to expect the Fed to continue with its measured pace of rate increases. Therefore, when Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen sounded dovish at last week's semi-annual monetary policy testimony, it came as a surprise. The testimony, which cast a cloud of...

When Congress passed the Homeland Investment Act of 2004, issuing a one-time repatriation tax cut from 35 percent to 5.25 percent, it intended the influx of funds to bolster domestic operations and create more than a half million jobs over the ensuing years. The actual effects were staggering. Not...

Timing is everything. This applies to even for something as inane as entertainment. Orlando, the "theme park capital of the world," has a myriad of attractions. Chief among these are Walt Disney Co (NYSE: DIS)'s Magic Kingdom and Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA)-owned Universal Studios Florida...

The U.S. economy under Barack Obama seems to have faltered as the former president hit the homestretch. Advance estimates released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis report on Friday showed that the U.S. economy slowed more than expected in the fourth quarter, rendering the annual GDP growth...

There might be cheer for those who are preparing to be on the road for Thanksgiving. Gas prices may pinch their pockets less this year, leaving them with more disposable income to splurge on spending related to the occasion. Adding To Consumer Cheer This is an added premium over the better...

Consumers are after all a segment that cannot be cowed down by see-sawing fortunes of the U.S. presidential race. Armed with the confidence bestowed by a healthy job market, consumers look set to make this holiday season their own. A report released earlier in the day by the Bureau of Economic...

The Fed's task is now cut out. The U.S. economy is chugging along at a fairly decent clip and the job market, the spotlight of the Federal Reserve in its monetary policy deliberations, is kicking into top gear. Can it take its next step toward monetary policy normalization in the current...

On Friday, the U.S. Commerce Department released a revised report of the nation's first quarter GDP, which showed that America's economy shrank by 0.7 percent from January to March. The figure gave markets cause for concern as it suggests that the U.S. economic recovery may not be as strong as...

The first estimate of second quarter GDP was released Wednesday morning alongside massive revisions to previous years data that now account for certain forms of research and development spending. However, data for the second quarter beat economists expectations sending S&P 500 futures into a...

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In nominal terms, personal income increased $30.9 billion, or 0.2 percent and, after taxes, disposable personal income (DPI) increased $20.7 billion, or 0.2 percent, in March, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $21.0 billion, or 0.2...