The Latest Breaking News from Recession

In A 1966 article for Newsweek, the Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Samuelson remarked that the stock market had forecast “nine of the past five recessions”. I like to think my record is somewhat less patchy, but alas I’m not referring to negative growth. At least, not of the economic variety.…

According to experts, the Federal Reserve's efforts to control surging inflation by raising interest rates and reducing the size of its balance sheet could eventually tip the nation’s economy into a recession. Furthermore, a plunge in GDP in the first quarter has amplified the risk of a recession this year.…

The Bank of England yesterday issued a stark warning to the British public that the economy is at risk of slipping into a recession as it raised interest rates to 1%

Black households face being disproportionately impacted by the cost of living crisis

The dollar index hovered near 20-year highs against major peers on Friday, as market sell-offs in the face of global recession fears propped up the safe haven currency. European stocks opened lower and were heading for their worst week in two months, following a rout on Wall Street, Reuters said.…

BRITAIN’S top ad man today warned of a hard landing for the UK, one day after the Bank of England predicted that inflation will top 10% and the economy could fall into recession.

The chain said discussions with lenders collapsed on Friday as creditors refused to extend a deadline for the retailer to find more cash

A day after celebrating the Federal Reserve’s signal that it wouldn’t be making any jumbo-sized moves, traders woke up on Thursday deciding that the central bank will struggle to fight high inflation amid the lingering threat of a recession.

Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, Tesla, Meta and Nvidia, which are among the Top 10 big companies by market capitalization, had a bad day.

Concerns over interest rate hikes and growing supply chain issues have led to the tech industry witnessing a significant sell-off. However, given the tech industry’s solid long-term growth prospects, tech giants Oracle (ORCL) and Alphabet (GOOGL) are well-positioned to withstand a potential recession and significant market volatility. But which of…

Were I the UK’s governing party, I would choose not to have my central bank raise interest rates, predict double-digit inflation and warn of a recession halfway through polling day. But such are the joys of Bank of England operational independence.