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  1. 4 days ago · NPR Economy covers the latest news and trends on the U.S. and world economy, from inflation and jobs to GDP and interest rates. Listen to podcasts and RSS feeds.

  2. May 16, 2024 · Learn what an economy is, how it works, and the different types of economies. Find out how to measure and monitor the health of an economy using economic indicators such as GDP, unemployment, inflation, and balance of trade.

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  3. May 21, 2024 · Zooming out to the national economy, it was a similar story: People’s perceptions improved from 2022 (22% last year, up from 18%), but they remain well below the 50% share notched in 2019.

  4. May 16, 2024 · According to its mid-2024 report, the world economy is now projected to grow by 2.7% this year – up from the 2.4% forecast in its January report – and by 2.8% in 2025. A 2.7% growth rate would equal growth in 2023, but still be lower than the 3% growth rate before the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020. “Our prognosis is one of guarded ...

  5. 4 days ago · The US economy is giving off weird vibes right now. There are millions of job openings and the unemployment rate is low. In fact, it hasn’t been this low for such a long stretch of time in decades.

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  7. May 21, 2024 · The Fed has raised interest rates to 5.3 percent from near zero as recently at 2022 in a bid to cool the economy and stamp out rapid price increases. While that, too, is painful for many ...

  8. May 1, 2024 · Powell compared today's economy, with both inflation rates and the unemployment rate below 4%, to that of the 1970s, the decade when most economists consider stagflation to have taken root.

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