AdvertisementWill A Slowing GDP Nudge The Fed To Do More?July 27, 2012Marilyn GeewaxfacebookEmailA worker at a Colorado National Guard construction site funded by federal stimulus funds in 2010 in Lakewood, Colo. Economists say the latest gross domestic product report shows the recession was less severe than previously thought. That's because government spending helped prop up the economy. Now, eyes are turning to the Federal Reserve to boost growth. (Getty Images)