Good news abounded for the stock market this year, in part because the economy defied doomsayers. The economy continued to grow at a solid clip in 2024, while inflation fell. That performance kept the U.S. on track for a "soft ...
So I think the prospects of a recession as we move through 2025 and 2026, are likely to increase dramatically. SFC Talk: The Trump administration has claimed “the U.S. economy is detoxing” and that “the economy is in transition” as his policies take effect. What key indicators should...
Apr 08, 2025, 4:37 AM CST Schumer calls on Trump to reverse course on 'disastrous' tariffs In floor remarks Monday afternoon, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called on Trump to reverse course on tariffs as concerns about a recession grow. "If a recession does happen, it'll...
The UK economy is only growing slowly –The accepted definition of a recession is when the economy shrinks for two consecutive quarters, a feat the UK achieved in the second half of 2023. It meant that the UK economy only grew by 0.4% for the whole of 2023. This was the wea...
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Before we look at what could happen next year, let's do a quick recap on how gold performed in the last 12 months. 2024 was an eventful year for gold. The price of the yellow metal soared by around 30% to $2,648 per ounce. A number of factors contributed to th...
Recession 2025: How to Prepare Tariffs and government layoffs could trigger a U.S. recession. Wayne DugganMay 13, 2025 9 Best Tariff-Resistant Stocks to Buy Analysts say these stocks have above-average resiliency to tariff pressures. Wayne DugganMay 13, 2025 ...
kind of sustainable path without a recession. We don't have a great track record on that, but we think the conditions are in place this time with very strong demand, very strong labor market, for growth to just gradually come down to 2%. The risks to that are probably on the upside ...
“Silver also typically lags gold, then catches up and surpasses it. We’re starting to see that happen in spades right now. Since the end of February, gold is up about 15 percent, while silver is up about 22 percent. Those are breathtaking gains in just a matter of weeks,” he said...
It’s now been nine years since the Great Recession officially ended in June 2009. That isn’t the longest gap we’ve had between recessions (that award goes to the post–dot-com recession of 2001), but I’m betting that the next recession won’t happen until it’s been a bit more...