The disconnect between hard data (which capture measurable performance of the economy and are backward-looking) and soft data (which are typically based on sentiment and expectations and are often ...

Real economic growth in the United States contracted 0.3% in the first quarter of 2025. Although that's an initial estimate, that's a remarkable development because it comes in the middle of a period ...

Recession talk is back, and the smartest response is to watch the data and quietly fortify your finances before headlines ...

U.S. GDP declined at an annualized 0.3% rate during the first quarter of 2025, the first economic contraction since the scorching inflation in 2022. Many economists believe President Trump's ...

Nearly half of the country is now flashing recessionary warning lights, with twenty-three states already meeting a common rule-of-thumb definition of contraction and several others hovering just above ...

According to a recent analysis by Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics, 22 U.S. states are now either in recession or very close to entering one — together representing nearly one-third of ...

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Moody's economist Mark Zandi warns the U.S. is close to a damaging economic contraction The U.S. economy is very close to falling into a damaging contraction - and many states are already experiencing ...

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