Growth has remained solid enough to fuel consumer spending and put the economy on track for a “soft landing” of reining in inflation without triggering a recession. It’s also been historic.

Scott Bessent, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Treasury Secretary, described the world’s No. 2 economy as being in a recession, if not a depression. Bessent, in further bearish ...

There’s a reason birth rates are an increasingly prominent feature in discourse and policymaking today. Population ageing and decline is one of the most powerful forces in the world, shaping ...

"I think the most likely scenario, with what I think are the most likely policies being passed, are strong, and then a slowdown into recession the second half of his term," Rogoff said.

Central 1 chief economist Bryan Yu said he thinks Canada will alter its immigration policy to allow more skilled permanent residentsRob Kruyt, BIV Debate around whether Canada is in a recession is ...

In the Bank of Canada’s consumer survey out yesterday, almost half of Canadians expect a recession in the coming year and 58 per cent are uncertain about where the economy is heading. The sources of ...

I think that will continue into 2025. In a way, we are in a geopolitical recession. Fortunately, it hasn’t impacted the global economy as badly as it could have. We’re still expecting more ...

A new report by BMO says 63 per cent of Canadians surveyed expressed concerns about the potential for a recession in the next 12 months. The worries come as tariff threats loom over Canadian ...

As tariff threats loom, a new Bank of Montreal (BMO) survey finds 63 per cent of Canadians expressed concerns about the potential for a recession in the next 12 months. The online poll also found 48 ...

This story is part of WTOP’s ongoing series, Trump Impact, which looks at how the new administration could change the D.C. region. Whatever ultimately comes of the new Department of Government ...

This is occurring in an incredibly difficult economic context, where the severity of a recession engineered to successfully help lower inflation has increased poverty while further eroding ...

Forget this week's minor decrease in the UK inflation number. The most important European data release was the confirmation from Germany that, during 2024, its economy contracted for the second ...