David Alan Carter
Got Legs? After the U.S. economy shrank in the most recent back-to-back quarters (by some measures, the very definition of a recession), new data in October showed the GDP grew in the third quarter by 2.6% from a year earlier. That was certainly welcome news, as was the shrinking trade deficit and a job market that remains strong.
While we’re on the topic of good news, consumers expect the inflation rate a year from now to be 5.4%, the lowest number in a year and a decline from 5.75% in August, according to the latest New York Fed Survey of Consumer Expectations.
While we’re on the topic of good news, consumers expect the inflation rate a year from now to be 5.4%, the lowest number in a year and a decline from 5.75% in August, according to the latest New York Fed Survey of Consumer Expectations.
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