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US economy grows at a sluggish 1.5% in second-quarter with inflation remaining stubbornly high
The U.S. economy grew at 1.5% in the second quarter of 2026, down from 2.1% in Q1, driven by consumer spending and AI-related business investment but weighed by rising imports. Inflation, as measured by the Fed's PCE price index, remained above the 2% target at 3.7% year-over-year, prompting some Fed officials to push for rate hikes.
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- US economy grows a sluggish 1.5% second-quarter with inflation remaining stubbornly high
- US economy grows a sluggish 1.5% second-quarter with inflation remaining stubbornly high
- U.S. economy turns in sluggish 1.5% second-quarter growth and inflation remains above Fed target
- U.S. economy turns in sluggish 1.5% second-quarter growth and inflation remains above Fed target
- U.S. economy turns in sluggish 1.5% second-quarter growth and inflation remains above Fed target