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The US economy is pulling off something historic
By Bryan Mena, CNN
Updated 9:06 AM EDT, Thu July 25, 2024
As the economy continued to expand from April through June, inflation resumed a downward trend, the latest GDP report shows. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images/File
https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/25/economy/us-eco...index.html
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The US economy is on the verge of an extremely rare achievement.
Economic growth in the first half of the year was solid, with the economy expanding a robust 2.8% annualized rate in the second quarter, according to fresh Commerce Department figures released Thursday, which are adjusted for inflation and seasonal swings.
Gross domestic product, the broadest measure of economic output, was much stronger in the second quarter than economists had predicted. The GDP report showed that businesses are continuing to invest and that consumers are still fueling growth with their spending, despite high prices.
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As the economy continued to expand from April through June, inflation resumed a downward trend and seems to be on track to slowing further toward the Federal Reserve’s 2% target.
America’s economy is about to stick what’s called a “soft landing,” which is when inflation returns to the Fed’s target without a recession — a feat that’s only happened once, during the 1990s, according to some economists.
The latest GDP report showed that a key gauge of consumer demand picked up in the second quarter to an annual rate of 2.9%, matching the rate in the fourth quarter of 2023 for the strongest pace in two years. A measure of business investment also strengthened in the April-through-June period.
The current health of the American economy suggests that the Fed has successfully handled inflation so far, with the finish line coming into clear view.