The rebound in core durable goods orders in April wraps up a month of solid activity data, underscoring that tariffs have yet to inflict the severe damage on the economy some had feared. Nonetheless, the small decline in underlying capital goods shipments and recent deterioration in surveys of investment intentions underscore our forecast that business investment growth will slow over the rest of the year.
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