Where this storyline stands
US economic growth slowed in the second quarter amid a widening in the trade deficit, but an acceleration in consumer spending and robust business investment in equipment related to the buildout of artificial intelligence infrastructure pointed to underlying strength. Gross domestic product increased at a 1.5 per cent annualised rate last quarter, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis said in its adv
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US economic growth slows in second quarter but domestic demand robust
What happened
US economic growth slowed in the second quarter amid a widening in the trade deficit, but an acceleration in consumer spending and robust business investment in equipment related to the buildout of artificial intelligence infrastructure pointed to underlying s US economic growth slows in second quarter but domestic demand robust
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