The output gap measures how far the economy is from its full employment or “potential” level that depends on supply-side factors of the economy: the supply of workers and their productivity. During a ...

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s economic output recovered to near its full capacity for the first time in nearly three years, data showed on Friday, a sign the world’s third-largest economy could be finally ...

The U.S. economy is running at its full potential for the first time in a decade, a new milestone for an expansion now in its ninth year. Total economic output in the third quarter was slightly above ...

For over a year, only a select few U.S. stocks, commonly termed the Magnificent Seven, have lifted the entire S&P 500 to new records. Meanwhile, most publicly listed U.S. companies have enjoyed very ...

The GDP framework and the output gap are an abstraction that does little more than provide justification for the interventions of government officials. According to popular thinking, the key cause ...

TOKYO, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Japan's output gap, a measure of the balance of supply and demand in the economy, was plus 0.6 in the October-December period, the first positive reading in nearly 10 years, ...

During economic downturns an economy’s output of goods and services declines. When times are good, by contrast, that output—usually measured as GDP—increases (see “Gross Domestic Product: An Economy’s ...

TOKYO, April 3 () - Japan's economic output exceeded its full capacity in October-December by the most in more than 26 years, offering the central bank some hope a sustained recovery will help ...

Debt levels, both private and public, were already at record highs before the Covid-19 pandemic, and surged further in 2020. The high indebteness raises concerns whether it will undermine future ...

TOKYO, Feb 25 (Reuters) - Japan's output gap, a gauge of the economy's balance of supply and demand, was positive in the fourth-quarter of 2007 for a fifth straight quarter, suggesting mild upward ...