Consumer spending, which comprises the largest share of economic activity, advanced at a 4.2% pace — the first time since late 2021 that outlays have exceeded 3% in consecutive quarters.
Another year of robust economic growth is in the books, underscoring how the Biden administration handed President Donald Trump what many consider a solid economy.
With inflation accelerating again, and the labor market on reasonably solid footing, the Fed pivoted back to wait-and-see. Read more here.
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The Fed paused as expected, citing a strong labor market and inflation still "elevated." Chairman Jerome Powell is on tap. The S&P 500 fell.
Consumers and traders are waiting to learn if the Fed’s pause is a one-meeting hold or the start of a longer stretch.