Claims extracted
18
sentences that state something as happening or true
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0 of 18 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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The US economy grew faster than expected in the third quarter as resilient consumer spending and AI-driven business investment more than offset the impact of higher oil prices stemming from the conflict in the Middle East.
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spending → grow → East
Gross domestic product (GDP) increased at a 3.4% annualized rate last quarter, the commerce department’s bureau of economic analysis said in its advance estimate of the third quarter GDP on Thursday.
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bureau → increase → Thursday
Economists polled by Reuters had forecast GDP advancing at a 3.2% pace.
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GDP → poll → pace
Estimates ranged from a 1% growth rate to a 4.2% pace.
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Estimates → range → pace
The strength in growth is in stark contrast to households’ downbeat assessment of the economy, reflected in Donald Trump’s record-low approval ratings and a sharp deterioration in consumer sentiment.
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strength → reflect → sentiment
The report was published less than a week before Tuesday’s midterm elections, which will determine control of Congress.
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which → publish → Congress
The economy is expanding at a pace that is well above what some Federal Reserve officials regard as the non-inflationary growth rate of around 2%.
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officials → expand → %
The US central bank on Wednesday left its benchmark interest rate in the 3.75%-4% range while acknowledging that inflation “remains elevated”.
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inflation → leave → range
Economists expected the Fed to raise rates in December.
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Fed → expect → December
The Fed chairman, Kevin Warsh, told reporters “economic activity is expanding at a strong pace,” noting that “while uncertainty remains, owing in part to geopolitical developments, domestic spending has been resilient.”
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spending → tell → developments
Given the increasing dominance of AI-related spending, some economists said the strong GDP growth was probably not a true picture of the economy.
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growth → give → economy
Investors are increasingly focusing on the rising costs of long-term AI projects, in which the payoff is uncertain.
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payoff → focus → which
Tech firms have borrowed huge sums over the past year for AI spending, a potential downside risk to equipment spending.
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firms → borrow → spending
Still, economists did expect this pillar of support to weaken, though a pullback in spending was likely.
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pullback → expect → spending
Consumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of the economy, increased at a 3.8% pace in the July-September quarter after growing at a 3.8% rate in the second quarter.
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which → account → quarter
Historically low layoffs and moderate hiring are helping to underpin spending, though wage gains have at times lagged inflation.
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gains → help → inflation
But households also have been saving less and dipping into their nest eggs to fund spending.
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households → save → spending
With average gasoline prices still above $4 a gallon as the US-Israel war on Iran drags on, economists anticipated a slowdown in consumer spending.
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economists → drag → spending
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