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Apr 27, 2018

04/27/2018: The U.S. economy is slowing down

(Markets Edition) The U.S. GDP’s growth figure is out for the first quarter, showing that the economy grew at a rate of 2.3 percent — a slowdown from 2.9 percent during the previous quarter. We’ll hear from Chris Low — chief economist at FTN Financial — about the reasons for this, and why this percentage is still actually better than many people expected. Afterwards, we’ll talk to Marketplace Weekend host Lizzie O’Leary about Puerto Rico’s housing crisis. 

The Consumer Confidence Index helps provide a picture of how people feel about the economy.
The Consumer Confidence Index helps provide a picture of how people feel about the economy.
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(Markets Edition) The U.S. GDP’s growth figure is out for the first quarter, showing that the economy grew at a rate of 2.3 percent — a slowdown from 2.9 percent during the previous quarter. We’ll hear from Chris Low — chief economist at FTN Financial — about the reasons for this, and why this percentage is still actually better than many people expected. Afterwards, we’ll talk to Marketplace Weekend host Lizzie O’Leary about Puerto Rico’s housing crisis.