Second-quarter GDP growth slowed to 2.1% annualised, from 3.1% in the first, but that drop off would have been even bigger if not for a surprisingly strong gain in government expenditure. In short, this slowdown just about justifies a 25bp cut by the Fed next week, but the chances of a bigger 50bp reduction just receded further.
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