Yesterday I saw interesting data on the American economy. It turns out that the US GDP for the fourth quarter has been revised downward - now at 0.5% instead of the previously reported 0.7%. This is below expectations, which naturally raises thoughts of a slowdown in growth. At the same time, the number of people filing for unemployment benefits is increasing - 219 thousand for the last week of April, although the market expected around 210 thousand. A small figure, but in the trend. Regarding inflation, the PCE index remained at 2.7% annually - no surprises. In February, the monthly price increase was 0.4%, matching forecasts. Overall, the picture looks like this: US GDP is growing more slowly than thought, unemployment is slightly rising, and inflation remains within expectations. It will be interesting to see how this will influence the Fed's decisions moving forward.

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