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Prospects for the US economy to end-2018

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PROSPECTS H2 2018

Prospects for the US economy to end-2018.

Millions more US jobs can be added before rates rise

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UNITED STATES

March figures continued the 2% growth trend, keeping the unemployment rate close to its lowest level in more than 50 years. The median length of time an individual is unemployed…

Large US household balance sheets pose macro risks

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UNITED STATES

An examination of the factors behind the expansion indicates that outsized balance sheets will persist and will pose a number of macroeconomic risks.

Prospects for the US economy in 2016

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PROSPECTS 2016

Prospects for the US economy in 2016.

US shale driller confidence will lag oil price rally

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UNITED STATES

Prices have risen 84% from their February lows, raising questions about when US oil producers might return to output growth. The issue is key for oil markets, which are watching…

Prospects for the US economy in 2017

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PROSPECTS 2017

Prospects for the US economy in 2017.

Oil majors’ US shale portfolios will grow

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UNITED STATES

The world’s oil majors were slow to recognise the rise of the shale industry, which was driven by smaller independent producers. Now the majors are following the path forged by…

US demographic change will have broad economic effects

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UNITED STATES

This has implications for the size of the workforce and the living standards that the US economy is capable of supporting. It will also have broader consequences for the US…

Short-term US productivity moves do not signal trends

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UNITED STATES

The 2010s was the worst decade for productivity growth since the 1950s, capping living standards and the economy's growth potential. Productivity is the ratio of labour inputs to…

US entrepreneurship may be on the rebound

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UNITED STATES

Entrepreneurialism and dynamism in the US economy.