Inflation versus deflation? Bull market versus bear market? The economy is confusing enough for the average person without all the jargon. While most Americans just want to know how much a carton of ...

The U.S. Commerce Department reported on July 28 that the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) fell at an annual rate of 0.9% in the second quarter, marking two consecutive quarters of decline. GDP ...

The U.S. economy shrank for two consecutive quarters this year, increasing speculation that the country could be headed for a recession. But does two straight quarters of economic decline mean we’re ...

The White House recently laid out why two quarters of negative growth doesn't always signal a recession. Yet a growing number of voices has accused the administration of changing the definition of a ...

The conditions that affect people's votes can date back further than the weeks leading up to the election. And 2020 has been an eventful year, with the coronavirus pandemic and the resulting economic ...

THIS is a first instalment of what promises to be a very valuable addition to the English library of political economy. The plan of the work is laid down on broad lines, and includes not only articles ...

The U.S. may register a second straight quarter of economic contraction, one benchmark of a recession. But that won’t be the last word. By Ben Casselman The United States is not in a recession.

Recession – or the "R word" as politicians call it – pops up in everybody’s conversations these days, and with good reason. Today’s gross domestic product report showed the U.S. economy shrank for a ...