Fears of a recession are back on investors’ minds. But predicting the onset of an economic downturn, let alone the length and severity of one, is difficult even for the experts. As a rule of thumb, ...

An economy is a system of production and consumption activities that determine how resources are allocated among all of its ...

An economist has warned that the recent increase in America’s unemployment rate represents an especially concerning signal for the labor market and wider U.S. economy. On X, Justin Wolfers, a ...

Spread the loveAs of April 7, 2026, the global forex markets are reflecting a landscape of mixed signals, primarily driven by a series of significant economic indicators released in recent days.

The U.S. economy is expected to slow in 2026 amid a downturn in optimism among households and businesses, according to a basket of monthly economic indicators. The Leading Economic Index, or LEI, ...

Recent GDP growth is lagging; focus should shift to leading indicators signaling potential economic slowdown. Four underfollowed recession indicators—declining cardboard demand, heavy truck sales, Las ...

In lieu of official economic data (thanks, government shutdown), we have the Chipotle (CMG) economic indicator. And if it's to be believed on an initial pass, we are either in a mild recession or ...

Texas’ main economic indicators were mostly flat in September as escalating fears of an economic slowdown weighed on economists and American households, new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics ...