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 ...

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 ...

The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) defines a recession as a “significant decline in economic activity that is spread across the economy, lasting more than a few months.” Three criteria – ...

Demand for professional Santas and other seasonal workers seems to have cooled. Could that be a sign we're in a recession?

TMC Research’s nowcast of recession risk continues to indicate a low probability that a downturn has started or is imminent.

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 ...

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 ...

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