The next downturn is no longer a distant abstraction. Economic gauges are flashing warning colors, corporate layoff announcements are piling up, and the safety nets that cushioned the last crisis look ...

President Donald Trump’s tariffs are generating revenue for the federal government at an annual rate of about $300 billion. While that sounds like a promising source of funding, tariffs went into ...

Key recession signals include the Leading Economic Index, Consumer Confidence Index, plunging lumber prices, and freight ...

Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics, recently warned that the economy is on the brink of entering a recession, as reported by Newsweek. GOBankingRates spoke with financial experts who ...

It’s not a matter of if the next recession comes, but when. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently warned that “sections of the economy” are already showing signs of strain — and that if the ...

At a glance, first quarter GDP was a flashing red warning light, as the economy contracted at an annualized rate of 0.5%. Under the hood, the details were more encouraging: The decrease reflected ...

Weak economic sentiment could be a buy signal, Bank of America says. The market historically soars when weak sentiment fails to trigger a recession. BofA expects this to be the case this year.

Are cardboard boxes an indicator of recession? Image by Tim Sandle Are cardboard boxes an indicator of recession? Image by Tim Sandle Many economists and politicians levy theories about potential ...

During the COVID-19 recession, 22 million laid-off workers sought unemployment benefits, sparking chaos in the payment system and compounding the financial woes of jobless Americans. Five years later, ...

The risk has been increasing that the United States will have a recession in 2025 or within the next year, according to top Wall Street firms and economists. Recession risk has risen sharply over the ...

Mortgage rates usually drop in a recession, but by exactly how much depends on the circumstances of the economic downturn. Although interest rates on mortgages may trend lower in a recession, lending ...