US economic growth slows in second quarter but domestic demand robust
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US economic growth slowed to a 1.5% annualized rate in the second quarter despite strong consumer spending and business investments, particularly in AI infrastructure. The trade deficit widened, but investment in AI-related equipment signals underlying economic strength.
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 advance estimate of second-quarter GDP on Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters...