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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, ...

Recession probability climbs to 39.2% in March 2026. Markets decline, oil prices surge, and key valuation metrics signal economic uncertainty ahead.

Governor Dr Johnson Asiama has said that the simultaneous improvement across every major economic indicator tracked over the ...

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 ...

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 ...