U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Rise More Than Expected

[Petar + 76]

The U.S. economy slowed more than previously estimated in the first quarter amid the weakest consumer spending in nearly five years, but growth appears to have since regained momentum on the back of a robust labor market and tax cuts.Gross domestic product increased at a 2.0 percent annual rate in the January-March period, the Commerce Department said on Thursday in its third estimate of first-quarter GDP, instead of the 2.2 percent pace it reported last month. The economy grew at a 2.9 percent rate in the fourth quarter. The downgrade to first-quarter growth reflected weaker consumer spending and a smaller inventory accumulation than the government had estimated last month...

[franco + 96]

Some of the economists are now calling for a GDP next year of 1.5%...

[Pavel + 384]

With trade war on the way, it will be much slower soon...