Claims extracted
23
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
17%
4 of 23 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
70/100
ABC News (US)'s corrections and
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Outlets on this story
7
Economy/Business
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
US economy grew at 3.4% annualized rate in 3rd quarter, government data shows
The economy has proven resilient by some measures, despite a surge of inflation.
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economy → grow → inflation
The United States economy expanded at an annualized rate of 3.4% over the three months ending in September, according to a government report released on Thursday.
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economy → expand → Thursday
Growth in the third quarter amounted to an acceleration from 2.2% annualized GDP growth in the previous quarter, U.S. Commerce Department data showed.
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data → amount → quarter
The performance in the third quarter also outpaced a 2.5% annualized rate recorded over the first three months of this year.
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performance → outpace → year
In response to rising prices, a key long-term Treasury rate has jumped in recent months as investors feared price increases would eat away at their returns.
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increases → rise → returns
The rise in bond yields has pushed up rates for loans like credit cards and mortgages, threatening to worsen the financial crunch.
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rise → push → crunch
Still, the economy has proven resilient by some measures.
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economy → prove → measures
Hiring has continued to grow, albeit at a slower pace, while unemployment has stayed at a low level by historical standards.
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unemployment → continue → standards
A surge in spending on artificial intelligence has helped boost the U.S. economy in recent quarters.
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surge → spend → quarters
Many of the nation's largest companies have poured funds into the chips and data centers necessary to operate AI.
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Many → pour → AI
Speaking at a press conference in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Fed Chair Kevin Warsh voiced optimism about U.S. economic performance, even as he acknowledged the challenge posed by elevated inflation.
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he → speak → inflation
"Economic activity is expanding at a strong pace.
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activity → expand → pace
While uncertainty remains, owing in part to geopolitical developments, domestic spending has been resilient," Warsh said.
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Warsh → remain → developments
An acceleration of price increases this year has posed a challenge for Fed officials tasked with containing inflation.
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acceleration → pose → inflation
The central bank raised interest rates a quarter of a percentage point last month in an effort to battle back price woes.
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bank → raise → woes
The move marked the first rate increase in three years.
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move → mark → years
On Wednesday, the Fed opted to leave rates unchanged as they await further economic data.
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they → opt → data
Policymakers may lose patience as they weigh whether the current level of interest rates is high enough to ease price hikes.
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level → lose → hikes
The odds of a quarter-point rate hike at the Fed's next meeting in December are pegged at about 85%, according to CME Group's FedWatch Tool, a measure of market sentiment.
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odds → peg → sentiment
Another potential rate increase would mean pressing the brakes harder on the economy, in turn risking sluggish growth and risk slowing the job market further.
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increase → mean → market
Since Warsh took the helm of the Fed in May, he has repeatedly vowed to dial back inflation.
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he → take → inflation
Prices increased 3.7% in September compared to a year earlier, putting the inflation rate more than a percentage point above the Fed's target level of 2%, government data showed.
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data → increase → %
It's our responsibility to get inflation down," Warsh said on Wednesday.
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Warsh → get → Wednesday
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