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

U.S. consumer spending is weakening amid rising debt and job losses, signaling recession risks for 2026. Read what investors ...

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

In the past three months, economists have changed their outlook for the U.S. to slower growth, higher inflation and greater risk of recession. The changed consensus in The Wall Street Journal’s ...

Even with inflation easing, the tariff war paused and the labor force at full employment, the U.S. gross domestic product is expected to grow by only 1.6% for 2025 – more than 1 percentage point below ...

President Trump's wide-ranging tariffs have sent the stock market tumbling and recession fears soaring. As the dust settles and markets wait for more information on the result of the administration's ...

It was a well-publicized fact of the recession that black and Hispanic populations suffered disproportionally high rates of unemployment compared to white people. The chart above, courtesy of the ...