{"id":46441,"date":"2024-04-25T13:36:38","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T13:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2024\/04\/25\/u-s-gdp-slows-sharply-financial-post\/"},"modified":"2024-04-25T13:36:38","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T13:36:38","slug":"u-s-gdp-slows-sharply-financial-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2024\/04\/25\/u-s-gdp-slows-sharply-financial-post\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. GDP slows sharply | Financial Post"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<header aria-label=\"Beginning of Article\" class=\"article-header article-header--story\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumbs\" data-aqa=\"nav-breadcrumb\">\n<p>Breadcrumb Trail Links<\/p>\n<ol class=\"breadcrumbs__items list-unstyled\">\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\">News<\/li>\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\">Economy<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<div class=\"article-header__detail\">\n<div class=\"article-header__detail__texts\">\n<p class=\"article-subtitle\">Stocks hit across the board<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"wire-published-by\">\n<p class=\"visually-hidden\">Author of the article:<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"wire-published-by__author-container\">\n<p>Bloomberg News<\/p>\n<p>Rita Nazareth<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"published-date__since\">Published Apr 25, 2024<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span class=\"updated-date__since\">Last updated 3\u00a0days ago<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span class=\"published-date__word-count\">2 minute read<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta__bottom\">\n<div class=\"bookmark-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"popover\" data-aqa=\"popover\" data-click-to-appear=\"True\" data-container=\"\" data-container-offset=\"\" data-no-style=\"\" data-popover-component=\"\" data-position=\"top\" data-sticky=\"\" data-tail-offset=\"200\" data-tail-position=\"right\"><button class=\"popover__trigger bookmark-button\"><span class=\"save-article-button save-article-button--default\" title=\"Save article\" data-article-id=\"7e97368b-f3e1-4ad9-8609-0256720b09f3\" data-evt-skip-click=\"true\"\/><\/button><\/p>\n<div aria-describedby=\"popover-desc-popover-bookmark\" class=\"popover__content\" hidden=\"\" role=\"dialog\">\n<div class=\"popover__content__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"popover__content__text\" id=\"popover-desc-popover-bookmark\">\n<div class=\"bookmark__popover__content\">\n<p>You can save this article by registering for free here. 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On Thursday, April 25, 2024, the U.S. government issued the first of three estimates of economic growth in the first quarter.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Photo by Mike Stewart<\/span> \/<span class=\"distributor\">THE ASSOCIATED PRESS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>Wall Street was rattled by economic figures that showed exactly what stock traders did not want to hear: a significant slowdown in the world\u2019s largest economy and persistent inflation pressures.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">Stocks got hit across the board, with the S&amp;P 500 extending its April plunge as the data fuelled \u201cstagflation\u201d jitters \u2014 bringing even more uncertainty to the the path of United States Federal Reserve policy. And swap traders reacted accordingly \u2014 pushing back the timing of the first rate cut to December. 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A closely watched measure of underlying inflation advanced at a greater-than-expected 3.7 per cent clip.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embedded-image\" data-aqa=\"embed-image\"><picture class=\"embedded-image__ratio\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/US-GDP-April-2024.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=564&amp;type=webp&amp;sig=1ZNFXq7O8IGkfofuXTw70A,&#10;            https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/US-GDP-April-2024.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1128&amp;type=webp&amp;sig=u6DKIKvzWQRBIcRQJ-VLSQ 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" srcset=\"data:,1w\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/US-GDP-April-2024.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=564&amp;type=jpg&amp;sig=AkhJcEO_o68A3jiWpCZnwg,&#10;                https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/US-GDP-April-2024.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1128&amp;type=jpg&amp;sig=yJ96cwYaL0lKn9L4FyuysQ 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" srcset=\"data:,1w\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/US-GDP-April-2024.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=472&amp;type=webp&amp;sig=VptKw3rCIp4tWOIq-8FFrw,&#10;            https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/US-GDP-April-2024.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=944&amp;type=webp&amp;sig=h2qK6fPfPNgwKARhJGZVgw 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"data:,1w\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/US-GDP-April-2024.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=472&amp;type=jpg&amp;sig=zOlx2gfOzU8PfXk2sB_xQw,&#10;                https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/US-GDP-April-2024.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=944&amp;type=jpg&amp;sig=8THQ6e4Ikui3jOrKOkn8Xw 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"data:,1w\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/US-GDP-April-2024.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=288&amp;type=webp&amp;sig=JeiY9SGKG00iFmDuRmydlQ,&#10;            https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/US-GDP-April-2024.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=576&amp;type=webp&amp;sig=35256VieLKOo3MVZ9Wz-2A 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"data:,1w\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"U.S. GDP chart\" class=\"embedded-image__image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/US-GDP-April-2024.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=288&amp;sig=qF8KzCA75pRVmRmXYrfhYw\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/US-GDP-April-2024.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=288&amp;sig=qF8KzCA75pRVmRmXYrfhYw,&#10;                https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/US-GDP-April-2024.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=576&amp;sig=xr-myq1ZSTiMSdcAtF9dYQ 2x\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/US-GDP-April-2024.png?quality=5&amp;strip=all&amp;w=100&amp;sig=s27IoYZRPGVxG5SiHQi_ow\" height=\"815\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThis report was the worst of both worlds: economic growth is slowing and inflationary pressures are persisting,\u201d said Chris Zaccarelli at Independent Advisor Alliance. \u201cThe Fed wants to see inflation start coming down in a persistent manner, but the market wants to see economic growth and corporate profits increasing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If neither are headed in the right direction, he said, then that\u2019s going to be \u201cbad news\u201d for markets.<\/p>\n<p>The S&amp;P 500 slid 1.3 per cent, while losses in the Nasdaq 100 approached two per cent. Meta Platforms Inc. tumbled 15 per cent on plans to spend billions of dollars more than it previously anticipated amid its artificial-intelligence push. Treasury 10-year yields climbed nine basis points to 4.73 per cent. 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           https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/core-inflation-index-April-2024.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=576&amp;type=webp&amp;sig=bIPnxO74qCkDeRgw6_SMsw 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"data:,1w\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"U.S. core inflation chart\" class=\"embedded-image__image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/core-inflation-index-April-2024.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=288&amp;sig=EBRXum9monNL_tbji2ts1Q\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/core-inflation-index-April-2024.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=288&amp;sig=EBRXum9monNL_tbji2ts1Q,&#10;                https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/core-inflation-index-April-2024.png?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=576&amp;sig=O0Sbt1imNsw-4YfmN94IrQ 2x\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/core-inflation-index-April-2024.png?quality=5&amp;strip=all&amp;w=100&amp;sig=3y9CHTv9_xA611ST6UBDgg\" height=\"832\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/figure>\n<p>To Jeff Roach at LPL Financial, the economy will likely decelerate further in the following quarters as consumers are likely near the end of their spending splurge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSavings rates are falling as sticky inflation puts greater pressure on the consumer. We should expect inflation will ease throughout this year as aggregate demand slows, although the path to the Fed\u2019s two per cent target still looks a long ways off,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n<p>In the short term, the numbers don\u2019t appear to be a green light for either stock bulls or bears, said Chris Larkin at E*Trade from Morgan Stanley.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe uncertainty is unlikely to ease pressures in a market experiencing its deepest pullback since last year,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n<section aria-labelledby=\"moreTopicLabel5436046573063291912780592585900032\" class=\"more-topic\" data-aqa=\"embed-more-topic\" data-carousel-component=\"\" data-carousel-icon-button=\"\" data-carousel-type=\"list\">\n<p>Recommended from Editorial<\/p>\n<p><button aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"more-topic__button-prev\" data-carousel-prev=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" title=\"previous\" type=\"button\"\/><\/p>\n<ol class=\"more-topic__items list-unstyled\" data-carousel-slide-list=\"\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<li data-evt-val=\"{\" control_fields=\"\" inflation=\"\" higher=\"\" than=\"\" expected=\"\" gives=\"\" fed=\"\" cause=\"\" to=\"\" pause=\"\" data-carousel-item=\"\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\"> <picture class=\"more-topic__item-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Gas prices are seen at a gas station in Riverwoods, Ill., Monday, April 1, 2024. On Wednesday, April 10, 2024, the Labor Department issues its report on inflation at the consumer level in March.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/consumer-prices.jpg?h=96&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80&amp;sig=iho_volvpZIs2ZyIhg8Gjg\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/consumer-prices.jpg?h=96&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=5&amp;sig=ATW7CAmTG4yhdq_jeC6c-w\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/consumer-prices.jpg?h=96&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80&amp;sig=iho_volvpZIs2ZyIhg8Gjg, https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/consumer-prices.jpg?h=192&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80&amp;sig=BZM3rbodOH3FcV3S_UnoWQ 2x,&#10;                                             https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/consumer-prices.jpg?h=288&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80&amp;sig=Y53f8fjvlw-2HgEb6GFElQ 3x\" class=\"lazyload\" height=\"96\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"96\"\/><\/picture>\n<p><span class=\"more-topic__item-text-clamp\">U.S. inflation higher than expected, gives Fed cause to pause<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-evt-val=\"{\" control_fields=\"\" holds=\"\" rates=\"\" still=\"\" signals=\"\" cuts=\"\" this=\"\" year=\"\" despite=\"\" sticky=\"\" inflation=\"\" data-carousel-item=\"\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\"> <picture class=\"more-topic__item-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Federal Reserve Board chair Jerome Powell speaks during his appearance before the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill, March 6, 2024, in Washington. \" data-src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/federal-reserve.jpg?h=96&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80&amp;sig=wB3zAlFUV9bYHHa48DJxeA\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/federal-reserve.jpg?h=96&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=5&amp;sig=59E_Vd2DITNMcx-u6n28gg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/federal-reserve.jpg?h=96&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80&amp;sig=wB3zAlFUV9bYHHa48DJxeA, https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/federal-reserve.jpg?h=192&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80&amp;sig=n52a7fPnTfQacO-hKDMxww 2x,&#10;                                             https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/federal-reserve.jpg?h=288&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80&amp;sig=HYQIKS5kywsH_G8G7HXLQg 3x\" class=\"lazyload\" height=\"96\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"96\"\/><\/picture>\n<p><span class=\"more-topic__item-text-clamp\">Fed holds rates, still signals 3 cuts this year despite sticky inflation<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><button aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"more-topic__button-next\" data-carousel-next=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" title=\"next\" type=\"button\"\/><\/section>\n<p>Zaccarelli at Independent Advisor Alliance says he\u2019s looking ahead to Friday\u2019s PCE numbers because slowing inflation is the number one issue for the Fed and the rate cut (or even rate increase) debate has been heating up and that\u2019s what\u2019s injected so much uncertainty into bond and stock markets lately.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">Bloomberg.com<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article-content__share-group article-delimiter\" data-evt-val=\"{\" control_fields=\"\" data-evt-typ=\"page_scroll\">\n<p>Share this article in your social network<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n<br \/>U.S. GDP slows sharply | Financial Post<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>2024-04-25 13:36:38<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Breadcrumb Trail Links News Economy Stocks hit across the board Author of the article: Bloomberg News Rita Nazareth Published Apr 25, 2024 \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 Last updated 3\u00a0days ago \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 2 minute&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":46442,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46441","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-economy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46441","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46441"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46441\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/media\/46442"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46441"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46441"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46441"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}