Thanks to reporting lags and number revisions, recessions typically aren’t declared until well after they have begun.

Consumers, businesses and investors are increasingly jittery about the risks of a protracted slump. So what exactly is a ...

Global stocks looked set for their weakest weekly performance since September 2024, while gold hit a record high, as angst ...

New economic projections from Federal Reserve officials this week will provide the most tangible evidence yet of how U.S.

The National Bureau of Economic Research, a non-profit that tracks U.S. business cycles, defines a recession as “a significant decline in economic activity that is spread across the economy and ...

The word "recession" seems to be popping up a lot lately. Economic uncertainty stemming from President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China have fueled the biggest stock market ...

An economic recession is commonly defined as two consecutive ... The yield curve (the graph that plots interest rates and how much it costs to borrow money at certain times) and the high-yield ...