The Fed pushed its benchmark interest rate up to a range of 5.25% to 5.5% in 2023, in order to combat higher inflation that ...

What I find most fascinating about the markets in general (mostly the headlines in the financial media) is the amount of ...

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 ...

Stagflation looks increasingly likely in 2026 as the economy looks on track to grow below-trend while inflation runs ...

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 ...

Bessent added that Americans will feel relief next year as Trump’s tariffs, trade deals and “big, beautiful bill” set in.

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 ...

From homebuilding to trucking, major parts of the US economy are in deep trouble. The weakness could drag the whole country ...

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 ...

It's safe to say none of us saw this mess coming. Who knew when Canadian grizzly bears went to sleep last fall amidst a concerned buzz over how the U.S. election would turn out, they would wake up in ...

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 ...

Colorado's official economists put the odds of a recession starting sometime next year at 50 percent.