Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. James Broughel is an economist focused on the economics of regulation. GDP is the total market value of all final goods and ...

The U.S. economy grew at a rate of 2.3% in the fourth quarter, in line with the prior reading and economists' expectations. The Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) on Thursday ...

There's one statistic that rules them all when it comes to keeping track of the economy: gross domestic product (GDP). It's the sum of all final transactions, so all the goods or services bought and ...

GDP growth for Q4 2024 was 2.3%, below the 2.7% consensus estimate and our forecast range of 2.75% (+/-25 bps). Core PCE inflation for November was 2.8%, with the monthly figure at 0.1%; December’s ...

Companies want to keep their biggest customers happy, so they often provide accommodations to do so. And, as it turns out, the government — if it doesn’t already do so — probably wishes it did because ...