The U.S. economy is in the longest expansion in recorded history. Unemployment is at levels not seen since the late 1960s, real wages are rising, and inflationary pressures remain subdued. Economic activity, while still growing above potential, is expected to slow to around 2.6 percent this year...

This 2016 Article IV Consultation highlights that the United States is now in its seventh consecutive year of expansion. The unemployment rate has fallen to 4.9 percent, and household net worth is close to precrisis peaks. Nonetheless, the economy has gone through a temporary growth dip in the...

Opening remarks / Boštjan Jazbec, Giovanni Dell'Ariccia -- Panel 1, The coordination of monetary and fiscal policy principles and practical experience / chair: Nikolay Gueorguiev ; lead speaker: Steven Phillips ; panellists: Jan Smets, Lars Rohde, Dimitar Bogov, Nerses Yeritsyan -- Panel 2....

Unemployment is low, inflation is well contained, and growth is set to accelerate. During the course of this administration, the economy is expected to enter the longest expansion in recorded U.S. history