What is a recession? What are the key indicators of a recession? How do government and central banks respond to recessions? What are the causes of recessions? How can individuals and businesses ...

A feared recession didn’t materialize, but unemployment rose, wage growth slowed and affordability challenges are mounting.

The headline numbers say the United States economy is strong, yet daily life still feels financially precarious for millions of people. Prices remain elevated, paychecks seem to vanish faster than ...

How is the economy doing? It’s a question that many of us are asking, given all of the uncertainty created by President Trump’s tariffs. Should we spend money or tighten our belts? The answer to that ...

Here’s a set of definitions for common and emerging economic and fiscal terms often seen bandied about in news reports.

Given the level of uncertainty with the economy, labor market, and inflation, some economists have started talking about the possibility of a recession or even “stagflation.” The economy has been in ...

Unless the red flags signaling a recession become more pronounced, it probably won’t be clear whether the United States is in a recession until July. A recession requires at least two quarters of ...

Diccon Hyatt is an experienced financial and economics reporter. He's written hundreds of articles breaking down complex financial topics in plain language, emphasizing the impact that economic ...

53% of ag economists surveyed in the July Ag Economists’ Monthly Monitor say the row crop side of agriculture is current in a recession. Fewer agricultural economists think the row crop side of ...

Are we in a recession in Connecticut? The short answer is probably not (at the moment), but we can’t be certain. Technically, only the National Bureau of Economic Research — a nonprofit, nonpartisan ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quantitative Finance Program Director, at Stevens Inst. of Technology This is not a new diagnosis. There is today a hapless ...

File another one under for Republicans in Congress, retirement is a helluva drug. “And so what we’re seeing is basically a recession economy in Nebraska and Iowa right now,” said Nebraska Republican ...