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In this July 12, 2017, photo, construction workers build a residential complex in Nashville, Tenn. The U.S. economy grew at a 3.2 percent annual rate from July through September, slightly slower than previously estimated but still enough to give the country the best back-to-back quarterly growth rates in three years. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

U.S. Economy Grew at Healthy 3.2 Percent Rate

by Martin Crutsinger AP Economics WriterDecember 22, 2017

President Donald Trump shakes hands with Federal Reserve board member Jerome Powell after announcing him as his nominee for the next chair of the Federal Reserve, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump Nominates Fed Chairman

by Martin Crutsinger AP Economics WriterNovember 2, 2017

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, talks with Mario Draghi, head of the European Central Bank, and Haruhiko Kuroda, head of the Bank of Japan, during a break at the central bankers conference at Jackson Hole, Wyo., Friday, Aug. 25, 2017. The conference, in its 41st year, is sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. (AP Photo/Martin Crutsinger)

Fed Chair Defends Banking Regulations

by Martin Crutsinger AP Economics WriterAugust 25, 2017

In this photo taken May 19, 2017, a GPO worker stacks copies of "Analytical Perspectives Budget of the U.S. Government Fiscal Year 2018" onto a pallet at the U.S. Government Publishing Office's (GPO) plant in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump’s $4.1 Trillion Budget Proposes Drastic Domestic Cuts

by Andrew Taylor Associated Press, and Martin Crutsinger Associated PressMay 23, 2017

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Governors gather for a group photo during World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings in Washington, Saturday, April 22, 2017. Among those participating are Christine Lagarde Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, front row seventh form left, Germany's Federal Minister of Finance Wolfgang Schäuble, eighth from left, and US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, ninth from left. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Global Finance Leaders Play Down Differences With Trump Over Trade

by Paul Wiseman AP Economics Writers, and Martin Crutsinger AP Economics WritersApril 23, 2017

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen listens to her introduction before addressing the Executives' Club of Chicago, Friday, March 3, 2017, in Chicago. Yellen signaled that the Fed will likely resume raising interest rates later this month to reflect a strengthening job market and inflation edging toward the central bank's 2 percent target rate. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Fed Eyes Likely Rate Hike In March

by Martin Crutsinger AP Economics WriterMarch 3, 2017

FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2017 file photo, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speaks to the media during the daily briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington. Mnuchin said Thursday, Feb. 23 the administration is committed to getting major tax reform legislation through Congress by August. He predicted that President Donald Trump’s economic proposals will be able to boost growth significantly to annual rates above 3 percent. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

White House: Tax Reform By August

by Martin Crutsinger AP Economics WriterFebruary 24, 2017

Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen arrives on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 21, 2016, to testify before the Senate Banking Committee. Yellen said the U.S. economy faces a number of uncertainties that require the Fed to proceed cautiously in raising interest rates. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Caution Remains Watchword at Fed

by Martin Crutsinger AP Economics WriterJune 21, 2016

Federal Reserve Keeps Rates Same

by Martin Crutsinger AP Economics WriterJune 15, 2016

FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016, file photo, shoppers are shown in Miami. On Tuesday, May 31, 2016, the Commerce Department issues its April report on consumer spending, which accounts for roughly 70 percent of U.S. economic activity. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)

Consumer Spending Surges

by Martin Crutsinger AP Economics WriterJune 1, 2016