The Latest Breaking News from Recession

The American economy is still growing. There is no reason to panic, despite Trump’s ‘world war three’ comments

This week has been a rollercoaster ride for investors.

Days ago, at the start of last week, there was talk of a Reserve Bank rate hike.

Share markets around the world saw huge falls on Monday – with Japan’s Nikkei sinking by 12% – after questions over the health of the US economy

Asian equities rallied Tuesday after the previous day's global rout fuelled by US recession fears that have led to calls for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates before its next meeting.

The panic about a possible US recession is more about markets being caught short by an interest rate rise than it is about the real economy.

"The ‘Wall of Worry’ certainly has a broad enough foundation currently,” Jack Janasiewicz, lead portfolio strategist at Natixis Investment Managers, said.

Even before recession fears helped spark last week’s selloff, which continued Monday, Big Tech stocks had been cooling down.

There were several factors at play in today's broad-market bashing, including recession worries and news Berkshire slashed its Apple stake.

Learn how the 10-year Treasury yield drop affects mortgage rates and why delaying home purchases may not be wise.

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