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Fitch maintains US AAA rating despite rising unemployment due to Covid-19
The rating came as the Department of Labour reported unemployment claims surging to 3.3 million in the week ending March 21 after the pandemic caused many businesses to close
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US economy likely to shrink by 4% in Q1, down by 14% in Q2: JP Morgan
The forecast assumes the Fed will continue to find "creative" ways to support the economy and that the Trump administration and Congress deliver fiscal support of $1 trillion
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Goldman Sachs downgrades US growth forecast for Q1, Q2 due to coronavirus
In a note sent on Sunday, the US bank said it now sees real gross domestic product growth of 0% in the first three months of the year, from its original estimate of 0.7% expansion
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Coronavirus outbreak could impact US GDP in Q1: WH economic adviser
'We're thinking maybe in the first quarter we lose ... two or three tenths of one percent of GDP,' he said
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Green shoots in US? Sep quarter GDP growth revised slightly to 2.1%
There are signs the economy slowed early in the fourth quarter amid a cooling in consumer spending and a deepening downturn in business investment
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Indian IT firms contributed $57 bn to US GDP in 2017: Ambassador Shringla
Shringla said Indian IT companies in the US are deeply embedded in the roots of American society and their contributions have exceeded far beyond the economy
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US' 4.1% rise in GDP clears path for two more Federal rate hikes
Even after discounting a strong second-quarter number, the trend in GDP growth suggests the economy is close to the Fed's expectations
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US GDP slows to 2.6% in fourth quarter as consumer spending shoots up
The economy grew 2.3% in 2017, an acceleration from the 1.5% logged in 2016
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US second-quarter GDP revised up to 3%, fastest in over two years
Growth last quarter was the strongest since the first quarter of 2015 and followed a 1.2% pace
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Gold rebounds as US GDP beats estimate
The dollar index was nearly unchanged at 93.816 against a basket of six major currencies
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US not to achieve 3% GDP growth in 2017: Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross
Trump admin would try to use existing tools to aggressively enforce trade rules, says Wilbur Ross
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